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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.
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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Faille
Faille\, n. [F.] A soft silk, heavier than a foulard and not glossy.
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Language Translation for : faille
Spanish:
falla,
German:
die Verwerfung,
Japanese:
断層
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