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[twahl]

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noun

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any of various transparent linens and cottons.

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

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toile (twɑːl)

—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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