"lisle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /laɪl/ [UK] Forms: lisles [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪl Etymology: Named after Lisle, France (now Lille), where it was first produced. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lisle (countable and uncountable, plural lisles)
  1. A type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 41",
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