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voile

American  
[voil, vwal] / vɔɪl, vwal /

noun

  1. a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.


voile British  
/ vwal, vɔɪl /

noun

  1. a light semitransparent fabric of silk, rayon, cotton, etc, used for dresses, scarves, shirts, 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

Etymology

Origin of voile

1885–90; < French; Anglo-French veile veil


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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

The other is ivory cotton voile with a panel of green silk velvet wrapping halfway around the belly and ending in a long, gaping seam.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2017

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

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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