tulle

¹ American  

[tool, tyl] / tul, tül /

noun

1. a thin, fine, machine-made net of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk.

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Tulle ² American  

[tool, tyl] / tul, tül /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Corrèze, in S central France.

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tulle British  

/ tjuːl /

noun

1. a fine net fabric of silk, rayon, etc, used for evening dresses, as a trimming for hats, etc

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Etymology

Origin of tulle

1810–20; < French, after Tulle, France, where first made

Example Sentences

And here, each frame is a sumptuous feast of texture, light and color — like a swath of sweat-drenched tulle cast out onto the wind and into the fog.

From Salon

Lady Gaga embraced her "Mayhem" era, rocking a high-necked sleeveless black feather gown from Matieres Fecales that trailed behind her in wisps of tulle.

From Barron's

Meanwhile, Cassiopeia found a length of pink tulle in Madame LePoint’s trunk of fabric scraps, left over from a petticoat made for one of Lady Constance’s gowns.

From Literature

The Bryants aren’t the only ones smiling by the time the last strips of white and purple tulle are wrapped around the mummy and the giant warty witch is securely tied against a tree.

From Los Angeles Times

The tutu — it’s a tulle skirt, actually – was Field’s way of presenting an alternative to sweatpants.

From Salon

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