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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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