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LISLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)
Synonyms:
lisle; lisle thread
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lisle" is a kind of...):
cotton (thread made of cotton fibers)
Sense 2
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)
