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Webster 1913 Edition

(līl)

Noun.

A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures.

Lisle glove

a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread.

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Lisle lace

a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle.

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Lisle thread

a hard twisted cotton thread, originally produced at Lisle.

lisle ‎(countable and uncountable, plural lisles)

A type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 41:
  He wore a feather in his hat, doeskin breeches, lisle hose and an iridescent waistcoat.

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