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
British designer Paul Smith, who used to scout Hawaiian shirts in remote vintage shops, plunges into his archives for this printed Italian-made voile shirt with a midnight beachfront scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2018
At least at Elie Saab, the designer’s “warrior queens” had space to stride under their voluminous skirts of velvet and voile.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 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
Every night now Guitar was seeing little scraps of Sunday dresses—white and purple, powder blue, pink and white, lace and voile, velvet and silk, cotton and satin, eyelet and grosgrain.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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