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lisle

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5 lettersPronunciation /laɪl/Part of speech nounSorted eillsStarts with LEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)

Word origin

From French Lisle and Norman l'Isle.

Used in a sentence

  • She herself dressed in dark dresses of heavy rayon crêpe, with grey Lisle stockings bound under the knee with two loops of knotted elastic.
  • He wore a feather in his hat, doeskin breeches, lisle hose and an iridescent waistcoat.

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