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faille

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faille  (fl, fl)
n.
A slightly ribbed, woven fabric of silk, cotton, or rayon.
[French, from Old North French, cloth head-covering worn by women in Flanders, possibly from Middle Dutch falie, scarf.]
faille [feɪl (French) faj]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a soft light ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or taffeta
[from French: head covering, hence, fabric used for this, of obscure origin]
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Noun1.faille - a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"


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``We went through flat tricots in past years, but we're having a huge success with thicker, texturized fabrics such as pique or faille (pronounced ``file'') because they conceal figure flaws,'' she explains.
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Fidler's analysis is cautious, but he does not shrink from discussing the faille of the Word Health Organization to apply the successes of international legal regulation in fields such as international trade, aviation, labor standards, and the environment to infectious diseases and public health.
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HOLLYWOOD -- For the Oscar celebrations on 25th February, Anjelica Huston has chosen to wear an exclusive Bruce Oldfield couture evening dress in crimson silk faille, with billowing skirts twisted to form a rose on the left hip, which Oldfield has designed specially for her.
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