单词 | voile |
释义 | voile From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Material & textilesvoilevoile /vɔɪl/ noun [uncountable]TIMa very light almost transparent cloth made of cotton, wool, or silkExamples from the Corpusvoile• The very thin cotton called voile is excellent when pleated.• The dresses, in cotton voile, were scratchy with starch.• Cream voile has been lavishly draped around the metal four- poster bedstead to make an attractive centrepiece.Origin voile (1800-1900) French “veil”, from Latin vela; → VEIL1 |
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