voile

[voil; French vwal]

noun

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

Origin of voile

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

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Historical Examples of voile

Mary and I started off about 5.30 in ordinary summer dress—foulard and voile.
Letters of a Diplomat's Wife
Mary King Waddington
Sally might have retorted with baffling words about seams and camisoles and voile; but she was shrewd in mystic silence.
Coquette
Frank Swinnerton
Godefroy gives 'guite, chapeau'; and Roquefort has 'wite, voile.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
Gingham was decided not to be fine enough for the occasion and a pretty piece of voile was chosen instead.
A House Party with the Tucker Twins
Nell Speed
Lucinda checked another sigh, gathered up an escaped flutter of voile, and marched on.
Chronicles of Avonlea
Lucy Maud Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for voile

voile

noun

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

Word Origin for voile

C19: from French: veil

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Word Origin and History for voile

1889, from French voile "veil" (see veil (n.)).