lisle (redirected from lisle threads)

lisle  (ll)

n.

1. A fine, smooth, tightly twisted thread spun from long-stapled cotton.

2. Fabric knitted of this thread, used especially for hosiery and underwear.

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[After Lisle (Lille), France.]

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lisle [laɪl]

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a.  a strong fine cotton thread or fabric

b.  (as modifier) lisle stockings

[named after Lisle (now Lille), town in France where this type of thread was originally manufactured]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lisle - a fabric woven with lisle thread 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"
	2.	lisle - a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton) lisle thread cotton - thread made of cotton fibers

Translations

lisle [laɪl] N → hilo m de Escocia

lisle

n (also lisle thread) → Florgarn nt; lisle stockings → Baumwollstrümpfe pl

lisle [laɪl]

1. n → filo di Scozia

2. adj (socks) → di filo di Scozia

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lisle [laɪl]

1. n → filo di Scozia

2. adj (socks) → di filo di Scozia