tulle

[ tool; French tyl ]
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noun
  1. a thin, fine, machine-made net of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk.

Origin of tulle

1
1810–20; <French, after Tulle, France, where first made

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Tulle
[ tool; French tyl ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Corrèze, in S central France.

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tulle

/ (tjuːl) /


noun
  1. a fine net fabric of silk, rayon, etc, used for evening dresses, as a trimming for hats, etc

Origin of tulle

1
C19: from French, from Tulle, city in S central France, where it was first manufactured

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