tulle

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  1. noun A fine, often starched net of silk, rayon, or nylon, used especially for veils, tutus, or gowns.

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  • The poor child was wearing what must have been her best dress; it was made of sky-blue tulle, almost a ball dress. —  Maigret Sets a Trap—Simenon, Georges - 76
  • But the two share a bond over hand-dyed Japanese silk, tulle, chiffon, and white satin so delicate "it looks like little fairy hands made it." —  New Times News
  • White with layers of tulle is reminiscent of her "Sex and the City" days. —  JSOnline.com
  • It's morning and Kenley's in a snit because she discovered her tulle is missing. —  Socialite Life
  • His five designs made of tulle, French lace and kain tenun took him less than two weeks to make.
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  1. French, after Tulle, a city of south-central France.

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  1. So called from Tulle, a city in the department of Corrèze, France.
 

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