toile

[twahl]
noun
1.
any of various transparent linens and cottons.

Origin:
1555–65; < French: linen cloth, canvas. See toil2

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toile (twɑːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a transparent linen or cotton fabric
2.  a garment of exclusive design made up in cheap cloth so that alterations and experiments can be made
 
[C19: from French, from Latin tēla a loom]

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Toile is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example sentences
Ivory linens and red silk toile fabrics brighten the dark, wood interior.
In fact she appears to reserve special scorn for the toile of grammar, the adjective: she is perfectly happy with approximates.
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