lisle
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
made of lisle thread.
Origin of lisle
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How to use lisle in a sentence
Every hundred yards or so I had a close peep at the ground in front through de lisle's periscope.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonDe lisle says that where we have hand grenades we can advance still further; where we have not, we lose ground.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonDe lisle told me that one week had made the most astonishing difference to the savvy of these first arrivals of the New Army.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian HamiltonSo I clambered down off my perch and went again to de lisle's post of command where I found him still sitting.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian HamiltonThere was neither use nor time to refer back to de lisle and he had to come to the decision himself.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for lisle
/ (laɪl) /
a strong fine cotton thread or fabric
(as modifier): lisle stockings
Origin of lisle
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