tuille

tuille

noun \ˈtwēl\

Definition of TUILLE

: one of the hinged plates before the thigh in plate armor — see armor illustration

Origin of TUILLE

Middle English toile, from Anglo-French toille, probably alteration of tuille, tiule tile, from Latin tegula — more at tile

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with TUILLE

ceil, chiel, creel, deal, deil, eel, feel, heal, heel, keel, Kiel, kneel, leal, meal, peal, peel, real, reel, seal, seel, shiel, speel, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, streel, teal, veal, weal, wheal, wheel, zeal