lisle
/laɪl/
name 5noun 1
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3ADJ.
bound, grey, under
LISLE + NOUN
hose
PREP.
with
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noun
1
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.
He wore a feather in his hat, doeskin breeches, lisle hose and an iridescent waistcoat.
name
1
A surname from French.
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A place name:
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She herself dressed in dark dresses of heavy rayon crêpe, with grey Lisle stockings bound under the knee with two loops of knotted elastic.
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He wore a feather in his hat, doeskin breeches, lisle hose and an iridescent waistcoat.
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