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tulle

1

[ tool; French tyl ]

noun

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


Tulle

2

[ tool; French tyl ]

noun

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

tulle

/ tjuːl /

noun

  1. a fine net fabric of silk, rayon, etc, used for evening dresses, as a trimming for hats, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tulle1

1810–20; < French, after Tulle, France, where first made
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tulle1

C19: from French, from Tulle , city in S central France, where it was first manufactured
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Example Sentences

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.

From Time

After lunch one day, Hollande drove her back to her hotel in Limoges (he was headed to Tulle) and confessed his love.

The couple had much history in Tulle (they had even discussed getting married there) and Trierweiler wanted to be by his side.

“François did not drive back to Tulle that evening,” she writes.

The contestants return for the “swimsuit” round, clad in light blue, bedazzled tulle g-strings.

Pieces thus far include pink and ivory tulle dresses with a bolero and Swarovski crystals, sold at $1200 each.

She had been properly dressed for the occasion in black tulle and black silk tights.

She wore a gown of white tulle upon whose floating surface were a few dark-blue lilies.

As you neared it, however, the watery veil seemed flung over them, like the foamy tulle over a bride.

On the wash-stand a spangled white tulle hat lay drowning in a basin half full of water.

Another at Tulle, in 1820, cut away a quantity of lead from the terrace where the prisoners walked for exercise.

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