Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fine, smooth, tightly twisted thread spun from long-staple cotton.
- noun Fabric knitted of this thread, used especially for hosiery and underwear.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures.
- noun a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread.
- noun a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle.
- noun a hard twisted cotton thread, originally produced at Lisle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of strong
cotton thread . - noun
Cloth woven from lisle thread.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fabric woven with lisle thread
- noun a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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She rubbed her cheeks quickly and fiercely to bring back the color Sarah had driven out of them, and delayed a moment longer to put on her tan lisle-thread gloves.
CHAPTER XIX 2010
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Mrs. FitzGibbons also had a striped green overskirt and bodice of silk, with yellow lisle stockings, as a change from the homespun I had been provided with the day before.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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I tried not to look at the bleeding deer, frozen in his moment of final horror, as I packed my clothes into the top drawer: two skirts, two blouses and a pair of black lisle stockings that Mother had bid me darn so theyd see me through the coming winter.
Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008
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The Stamford, Conn. -based company recently introduced a fine-knit polo in mercerized lisle, a sturdy cotton thread, to make its golf shirts more comfortable for play in warmer climates.
Wearing Thin 2008
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I tried not to look at the bleeding deer, frozen in his moment of final horror, as I packed my clothes into the top drawer: two skirts, two blouses and a pair of black lisle stockings that Mother had bid me darn so theyd see me through the coming winter.
The House at Riverton Kate Morton 2008
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L-onie removed her dress, cotton lisle stockings, combinations and corset, draping garments across the carpet and armchair.
Sepulchre Mosse, Kate 2007
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PRIORITIES THREE SHIRTS, AN EXTRA PAIR of decent breeches, two pair of stockings, one lisle, one silk-wait, where were the silk ones?
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005
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Thin black lisle stockings showed a modestly arched and rather small foot in a black pump.
Our Mr. Wrenn 2004
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She dipped into the book, lounging on her window-seat, with her slim, lisle-stockinged legs crossed, and her knees up under her chin.
Main Street 2004
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Could feel the cool fabric gliding between her legs, skimming over her lisle stockings.
Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001
yarb commented on the word lisle
Citation on hylozoism.
August 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word lisle
"Elsewhere downtown could be found lace mitts, gilt hair ornaments, grosgrain ribbon, lisle-thread hose and fresh French flowers...."
—Molly Caldwell Crosby, The American Plague (New York: Berkeley Books, 2006), 25
October 5, 2008