toile

[ twahl ]

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noun

any of various transparent linens and cottons.
toile de Jouy.

Origin of toile

1555–65; <French: linen cloth, canvas. See toil²

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How to use toile in a sentence

"Draps de toile," said the smiling maid, putting the linen sheets on the bed.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts Rinehart
The porter was profusely polite, and the horses started off at a loose trot down the Boulevards and towards the toile.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti Chartres
For then they had bene entrapped as Deere in a toile; then not one of them could haue escaped.
The Lives of the III Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First | John Hayward
La Veste aussy longue que le Juste au Corps de toile blanche garnie de dentelle ou point.
Origin and Early History of the Fashion Plate | John L. Nevinson
Cette indienne est une sorte de percale ou toile de coton peinte, dont il y a plusieurs fabriques en Catalogne.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume III (of 3) | Leonard Williams

British Dictionary definitions for toile

toile

/ (twɑːl) /

noun

a transparent linen or cotton fabric
a garment of exclusive design made up in cheap cloth so that alterations and experiments can be made

Origin of toile

C19: from French, from Latin tēla a loom

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