Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A sheer fabric, such as linen or cotton.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Cloth: used in some technical names.
Etymologies
- French; see toil2. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Her high-school bedroom was dressed in toile brought back from a trip to Paris.”
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“At Drivl, we tried to coin "toile" - pronounced "twahl" - as a term for vomiting.”
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“The brown fabric and the toile are all 100 % cotton, loosely woven, and tends to be more comfortable than a high thread count, in hot weather or hard work outside.”
“But it seems like Chandon alone now has a different bubbly for every week of the year, including one, Étoile, that is closed with a crown cap like a bottle of Coca-Cola or beer.”
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“Listen: hear my daughter, Jackie, pronounce the word "toile": Download toile. wav”
“Listen: hear my daughter, Jackie, pronounce the word "toile": Download toile.wav”
“In French, "toile" means the Web as well as the canvas of a painting, and”
“La "toile", c'est celle du peintre, c'est aussi l'autre nom d'internet: le web - la toile d'araignée.”
“En francés, la palabra "toile" significa la tela del pintor, y a su vez, se la llama también así a la Red (la telaraña electrónica).”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘toile’.
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phrontistery-t
from phrontistery.info
tabacosis, tabanid, tabaret, tabati?re, tabby, tabefaction, tabellary, tabellion, tabernacle, tabernacular, tabescent, tabific and 930 more...
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Lace
Terms pertaining to lace and lace-making. Patterns, tools, types, styles, stitches.
bone lace, pillow lace, point, needlelace, bobbin lace, bones, bobbin, linen thread, hand-lacemaking, lace pillow, bobbinet, lacemakers' guild and 256 more...
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window dressing
chemise, gossamer, tweed, pleat, fold, cuff, button, shirttails, ascot, cummerbund, velvet, silk and 104 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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TheLastGoodNameLeft
The Last Good Words Left
ephemera, gammon, errata, ellipses, octopi, heteronormative, polyp, intersectionality, theses, california, halfback, fullback and 555 more...
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Words of the Day
glabella, chirotony, nook-shotten, crapehanger, filemot, swirlie, egosurf, lexiphanicism, Ruritanian, stichometry, chrononaut, faldstool and 2050 more...
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the worshipful company of haberdashers
NB: this list being not limited to haberdashery in the strictest sense, but also including items of the milliner's trade, the mercer's trade, and the tailor's trade, it is to be noted that I just r...
button, ribbon, damask, silk, satin, wool, gabardine, felt, trilby, haberdashery, velvet, linen and 138 more...
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Fabrics
Woven, knit and tatted fabrics. Other kinds of cloth, such as tapa and chamois are not included.
shikii, shantung, cotton, linen, tweed, wool, velour, velvet, velveteen, gabardine, chenille, silk and 550 more...
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Decorator's Lexicon
swatch, sconce, egg and dart, dentil, baseboard, chair rail, molding, wainscotting, arts and crafts, faux, biedermeier, empire and 36 more...
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wordlove for janies
myrrh, dark, wrist, inchoate, ankles, impertinence, albatross, ink, pomegranate, violet, vivacity, cobra and 41 more...
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