lisle thread

American  

noun

1. a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of lisle thread

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

If she tried to mend it herself she would only make a mess of it—besides she hadn't any lisle thread or needles.

From The New Warden by Ritchie, Mrs. David G.

The gentlemen are clad in underwear of silk or lisle thread and suits of linen, drill or silk, and the ladies are equally coolly apparelled.

From Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by White, Trumbull

There hadn't been a better one there, and she had silk stockings while most of the girls had clumsy cotton ones, or at best lisle thread.

From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy

For golf club evening functions, black silk or lisle thread stockings and pumps and black knickers would be appropriate dress.

From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Germain, Walter

Her ankles were covered with lisle thread hose, not homespun cotton, like she wore when Wade first saw her.

From The Nightrider's Feud by McConnell, Walter C.