often attributive
: a smooth tightly twisted thread usually made of long-staple cotton
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Silk will be replaced with nylon, lisle and rayon because the women are not going to stand for bare legs.
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Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
The next day, the girls were back in the blackberry patch, their arms and hands sheathed in black lisle stockings to guard against the thorns, and hats pulled low over their faces to shield the sun.
—Susan Glaser, cleveland, 3 May 2020
Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
The next day, the girls were back in the blackberry patch, their arms and hands sheathed in black lisle stockings to guard against the thorns, and hats pulled low over their faces to shield the sun.
—Susan Glaser, cleveland, 3 May 2020
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Word History
Etymology
Lisle Lille, France
First Known Use
1858, in the meaning defined above
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“Lisle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lisle. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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lisle
noun
: a smooth tightly twisted thread usually made of cotton
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