: a sheer often stiffened silk, rayon, or nylon net used chiefly for veils or ballet costumes
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Many came with matching tulle capes, some shrunken to cover just the arms, shoulders and neckline, others with billowing side trails.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Photos shared by the care home showed a stunning silver balloon arch, blue chairs decorated in white tulle for the guests and a simplistic two-tier cake with flowers at the ceremony.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
To construct the blush pink gown, Okunlola used chantilly lace under the tulle and hand-beaded the embroidery details.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Dujancourt’s hauntingly beautiful gowns were a mixture of chunky Argyle knit, delicate lace and frothy tulle ruffle — but the sum was greater than its parts.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Photos shared by the care home showed a stunning silver balloon arch, blue chairs decorated in white tulle for the guests and a simplistic two-tier cake with flowers at the ceremony.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
To construct the blush pink gown, Okunlola used chantilly lace under the tulle and hand-beaded the embroidery details.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Dujancourt’s hauntingly beautiful gowns were a mixture of chunky Argyle knit, delicate lace and frothy tulle ruffle — but the sum was greater than its parts.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Tulle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tulle. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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tulle
noun
: a fine netlike fabric used chiefly for veils, evening dresses, or ballet costumes
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