voile
/vɔɪl/
voile noun: a light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
Noun
voile (countable and uncountable, plural voiles)
- A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
- The domestic voile made from imported gray yarns and woven in the United States is the best combination to be had.1920, United States Tariff Commission, William Alexander Graham Clark, Henry Chalmers, Blanche C. Howlett, Cotton Yarn: Import and Export Trade in Relation to the Tariff, page 80
- Cheap narrow voiles.—Plain color voiles practically are off the market.[…]Better grades of voiles usually come in the 39-inch width,[…].1932, Hiram T. Nones, Philippine Cotton Piece-Goods Market, page 14
voile meaning in Tamil
voile in Tamil
- உவோயில்
Forms of voile
| plural | voiles |
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Origin of voile
Borrowed from French voile (“veil”). Doublet of veil and velum.
Words that rhyme with voile
Questions about voile
- What does voile mean?
- Voile means a light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
- What is voile in Tamil?
- Voile in Tamil is உவோயில். See Voile meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is voile?
- Voile is a noun.
- How do you pronounce voile?
- Voile is pronounced /vɔɪl/.
- What is the plural of voile?
- The plural of voile is voiles.
Words near voile in the dictionary
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