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faille

[fahyl, feyl; Fr. fa-yuh ]
–noun
a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.

Origin:
1520–30; < MF, OF; of obscure orig.
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faille   (fīl, fāl)   
n.  A slightly ribbed, woven fabric of silk, cotton, or rayon.

[French, from Old North French, cloth head-covering worn by women in Flanders, possibly from Middle Dutch falie, scarf.]
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