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Lisle|laɪl|
The name of a town in France (now Lille), used attrib. in Lisle glove, Lisle lace, Lisle thread (see quots.).
1851Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. 201 Fast cotton dyeing for Lisle thread gloves. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Lisle-gloves, fine thread gloves for summer wear. Lille-lace, Lisle-lace, a light, fine and transparent white thread hand⁓made lace, sometimes called ‘clear foundation’. 1879Webster Suppl., Lisle-thread, a hard twisted cotton thread, originally produced at Lisle, France. |