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toile

[ twahl ]

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noun

toile

/ twɑːl /

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 toile¹

1555–65; < French: linen cloth, canvas. See toil ²

Origin of toile¹

C19: from French, from Latin tēla a loom

"Draps de toile," said the smiling maid, putting the linen sheets on the bed.

The porter was profusely polite, and the horses started off at a loose trot down the Boulevards and towards the toile.

For then they had bene entrapped as Deere in a toile; then not one of them could haue escaped.

La Veste aussy longue que le Juste au Corps de toile blanche garnie de dentelle ou point.

Cette indienne est une sorte de percale ou toile de coton peinte, dont il y a plusieurs fabriques en Catalogne.

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