lisle
1 Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lisle
1850–55; named after Lisle, France, where first made
Example Sentences
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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
Tide last week reported that during the last two months 55 manufacturers have begun to make lisle hosiery although only five did so before.
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
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