voile

[voil; Fr. vwal]

voile

[voil; Fr. vwal]
noun
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.

Origin:
1885–90; < French; Anglo-French veile veil
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Voile is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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voile (vɔɪl, French vwal)
 
n
a light semitransparent fabric of silk, rayon, cotton, etc, used for dresses, scarves, shirts, etc
 
[C19: from French: veil]

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