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单词 faille
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Definition of faille in English:

faille

noun feɪlfīl
mass noun
  • A soft, light-woven fabric having a ribbed texture, originally of silk.

    as modifier a black faille pinafore
    count noun they wove a wool faille
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The premium quality polyester faille is known for its durability and fine texture.
    • Liya has never looked as pretty and delicate as she did in his white Kotur shirt and pink double face faille skirt ensemble.
    • He used the corset look to great effect, particularly when he paired a white crocodile bustier with a black silk chiffon petal skirt and a rose silk faille bustier with a black silk chiffon lace inset skirt.
    • All the designs come in materials ranging from camel hair, grain lambskin, silk crepe, silk faille and flannel to wool and cashmere.
    • Poult de siue is sometimes called faille taffeta.
    • Every rosette is handmade and ruffled at the factory in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, fashioned in velvet, super-satin, acetate or a type of cord called faille, which seems a strange misnomer when it's associated with success.

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting a kind of hood or veil worn by women): from Old French. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.

Rhymes

ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale
 
 

Definition of faille in US English:

faille

nounfīl
  • A soft, light-woven fabric having a ribbed texture and originally made of silk.

    as modifier a black faille pinafore
    count noun they wove a wool faille
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Liya has never looked as pretty and delicate as she did in his white Kotur shirt and pink double face faille skirt ensemble.
    • Poult de siue is sometimes called faille taffeta.
    • All the designs come in materials ranging from camel hair, grain lambskin, silk crepe, silk faille and flannel to wool and cashmere.
    • He used the corset look to great effect, particularly when he paired a white crocodile bustier with a black silk chiffon petal skirt and a rose silk faille bustier with a black silk chiffon lace inset skirt.
    • The premium quality polyester faille is known for its durability and fine texture.
    • Every rosette is handmade and ruffled at the factory in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, fashioned in velvet, super-satin, acetate or a type of cord called faille, which seems a strange misnomer when it's associated with success.

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting a kind of hood or veil worn by women): from Old French. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.

 
 
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