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LISLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lisle mean?
• LISLE (noun)
The noun LISLE has 2 senses:
1. a fabric woven with lisle thread
2. a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)
Familiarity information: LISLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fabric woven with lisle thread
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lisle" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
lisle; lisle thread
Hypernyms ("lisle" is a kind of...):
cotton (thread made of cotton fibers)
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