tulle
a thin, fine, machine-made net of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk.
Origin of tulle
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a city in and the capital of Corrèze, in S central France.
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How to use tulle in a sentence
She wore a dress with a pink tulle skirt and TWO written on the chest, and crammed chocolate cake into her mouth while our family sang to her on Zoom.
My Kids Can't Get Vaccinated Yet, and I'm Barely Keeping It Together | Katie Gutierrez | December 20, 2021 | TimeAfter lunch one day, Hollande drove her back to her hotel in Limoges (he was headed to tulle) and confessed his love.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex | Lizzie Crocker | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe couple had much history in tulle (they had even discussed getting married there) and Trierweiler wanted to be by his side.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex | Lizzie Crocker | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“François did not drive back to tulle that evening,” she writes.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex | Lizzie Crocker | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe contestants return for the “swimsuit” round, clad in light blue, bedazzled tulle g-strings.
And the Wiener Is…My Trip to Brooklyn’s Smallest Penis Pageant | Tessa Miller | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Pieces thus far include pink and ivory tulle dresses with a bolero and Swarovski crystals, sold at $1200 each.
Heidi Klum's Costume is One for the Ages; Jean Paul Gaultier Launches Children's Couture Line | The Fashion Beast Team | November 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe had been properly dressed for the occasion in black tulle and black silk tights.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinShe wore a gown of white tulle upon whose floating surface were a few dark-blue lilies.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonAs you neared it, however, the watery veil seemed flung over them, like the foamy tulle over a bride.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayOn the wash-stand a spangled white tulle hat lay drowning in a basin half full of water.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonAnother at tulle, in 1820, cut away a quantity of lead from the terrace where the prisoners walked for exercise.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
British Dictionary definitions for tulle
/ (tjuːl) /
a fine net fabric of silk, rayon, etc, used for evening dresses, as a trimming for hats, etc
Origin of tulle
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