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Definition of lisle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lisle

noun
 
/laɪl/
 
/laɪl/
[uncountable]
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  1. a fine, smooth cotton thread used especially for making tights and stockings
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Lisle, former spelling of Lille, an industrial city in northern France, which was the original place of manufacture.
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