lisle
noun
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
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lisle
1 American
[lahyl]
/ laɪl /
Lisle
2
American
[leel, lahyl]
/ lil, laɪl /
lisle
British
/ laɪl /
noun
Etymology
Origin of lisle
1850–55; named after Lisle, France, where first made
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The pair that was shipped to me was disappointingly made of cotton lisle material—with my sweaty dogs, I tend to be a wool guy.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2012
Around the fire danced the delegates chanting: Make lisle the style, wear lisle for a while.
From Time Magazine Archive
His wife has abandoned lisle hose for nylon and wears a girdle.
From Time Magazine Archive
About 65% of silk hosiery machines in operation can be converted to lisle or rayon production without much loss.
From Time Magazine Archive
I think of orthopedic shoes, lisle stockings, underwear laundered thin and gray, coal cellars.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Smash Mouth was founded in 1994 in San Jose, Calif., and was made up of Harwell, guitarist Greg Camp, drummer Kevin Coleman and bassist Paul De Lisle.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Smash Mouth's line-up has changed several times over the years - bassist Paul De Lisle is the only remaining original member - while Zach Goode took over as lead singer when Harwell retired.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2023
Paul De Lisle, the band’s lone remaining founding member, carried on with Smash Mouth, adding Zach Goode as their new lead singer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
And Lisle asks him the question at the center of the program, the same one that had plagued maintenance from the beginning.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 20, 2023
"Are they going to let us have the club in Lisle Street, Fitzmaurice?" the manager turned to inquire of his assistant.
From The Vanity Girl by Compton MacKenzie
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