lisle
UK/laɪl/
lisle noun: a type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread.
Noun
lisle (countable and uncountable, plural lisles)
- A type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread.
- She herself dressed in dark dresses of heavy rayon crêpe, with grey Lisle stockings bound under the knee with two loops of knotted elastic.1976, Angela Carter, “The Mother Lode”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 11
- He wore a feather in his hat, doeskin breeches, lisle hose and an iridescent waistcoat.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 41
Proper noun capitalized: Lisle
Lisle (countable and uncountable, plural Lisles)
- A surname from French.
- A commune in Dordogne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- A commune in Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
- A village in Lisle Township and Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States.
- A township in DuPage County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
- A town and village therein, in Broome County, New York, United States.
- A rural locality in Dorset council area, Tasmania, Australia.
Forms of lisle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lisles |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Lisles |
| alternative form | Isle |
| alternative form | LIsle |
| alternative form | L'Isle |
| alternative form | l'Isle |
Origin of lisle
Named after Lisle, France (now Lille), where it was first produced.
From French Lisle and Norman l'Isle.
Words that rhyme with lisle
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- kyle
- reptile
- sile
- smile
- Lyle
- tile
- while
- beguile
- bile
- Nile
- spile
- argyll
- awhile
- enisle
- guile
- gyle
- I'll
- last mile
- nubile
- resile
- restyle
- rile
- senile
- stile
- vile
- autogynephile
- bewile
- chile
- chyle
- Cnile
- District of Argyle
- heil
- ile
- interfile
- isle
- Japanophile
- Kabyle
- kile
- like it's going out of style
- Persophile
- redial
- refile
- revile
- Styal
- thyle
- tickler file
- wile
- worthwhile
Questions about lisle
- What does lisle mean?
- Lisle means a type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread.
- What part of speech is lisle?
- Lisle can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lisle?
- Lisle is pronounced /laɪl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lisle?
- The plural of lisle is lisles.
Words near lisle in the dictionary
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