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voile (voil)

A light, plain-weave, sheer fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool used especially for making dresses and curtains.

[French, from Old French veile, veil, from Latin vla, neuter pl. of vlum, covering.]

voile [vɔɪl (French) vwal]

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a light semitransparent fabric of silk, rayon, cotton, etc., used for dresses, scarves, shirts, etc.

[from French: veil]

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Noun

voile - a light semitransparent fabric

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"

Translations

voile [vɔɪl] N → gasa f

voile [ˈvɔɪl] n → voile tissu)m >

voile

n → Voile m, → Schleierstoff m

voile [vɔɪl] n → voile m

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