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tuille, tuile
(twiːl; in sense 2 usu. ‖ tɥil)
Forms: 5–7 toile, 7 toyle, 9 tuille, tuile.
[a. F. tuile, OF. tieule, in 15th c. teuille, L. tēgula tile, plaque.]
1. In mediæval armour, One of two or more plates of steel hanging below, or forming the lowest part of, the tasses, and covering the front of the thighs.
c1400Destr. Troy 6420 Ector..come..þere the corse lay, Wold haue Robbit the Renke of his riche wede With the ton hond in the toile tyrnyt it offe. a1470Tiptoft in Segar Hon. Mil. & Civ. iii. li. (1602) 189 Who so hitteth the Toyle three times, shall haue no prize. 1688R. Holme Armoury iii. xix. (Roxb.) 180/2. 1834 J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 195 Tuiles, plates depending from the taces or skirt of the armour in front, over an apron of chain-mail, are first visible at this period [that of Henry VI]. 1869Boutell Arms & Arm. viii. (1874) 147 Over the flanks, on each side of the figure, to the faudes or taces was appended a plate, or small shield, or gardefaude (in England called a tuille), which would cover the front of the thigh.
‖2. As tuile. A thin curved biscuit, usu. made with almonds. Also attrib. and with defining addition.
1943A. L. Simon Conc. Encycl. Gastron. iv. 133/1 Tuiles d'oranges. Cream 1 oz. butter, add 1½ oz. castor sugar and cream together. Add 1½ oz. chopped blanched almonds, 1½ oz. chopped candied peel, dessertspoonful flour, dessertspoonful milk. 1966Observer (Colour Suppl.) 3 Apr. 41 In France the biscuits shown below are called ‘tuiles’—which is French for roof tiles. These thin, crisp biscuits contain chips of almond. 1972P. V. Price Eating & Drinking in France Today ii. 276 Tuiles from Amiens (thin chocolate and orange biscuits). 1976Times 2 Oct. 10/3 The coffee ice was served in a tuile basket. 1979Harper's & Queen Apr. 42/1 Sorbets..in a fragile basket of crisp, sweet, tuiles, made without almonds. |