voile
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of voile
1885–90; < French; Anglo-French veile veil
Example Sentences
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A Jura savagnin in the sous voile style, aged like fino under a veil of yeast, would also complement this dish.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Among the styles are an embellished maxiskirt, priced $195; a coral print silk fit-and-flare shirtdress, priced $295; a crochet seashell crop top, priced $145; and a cotton voile lace peplum top, at $75.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2017
Jackets featured in Ermenegildo Zegna Couture’s Spring 2016 runway show in Milan in June were lined with cotton voile or poplin to keep them lightweight yet give them structure, says head of design Stefano Pilati.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2015
One of the strangest looks of the prespring and resort shows was at Céline, where the designer Phoebe Philo came up with a cotton voile tunic in miniature blue paisley with matching pants.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2010
Someone as interested as she herself in the flow of her imagined hair, the thickness of the mattress of flowers, die voile sleeves that closed below her elbows in gold-threaded cuffs.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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