lisle
noun/laɪl/
/laɪl/
[uncountable]- a fine, smooth cotton thread used especially for making tights and stockingsWord 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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