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Toile

Toile

See also: toile and toilé

French

Proper noun

Toile f

  1. Web; World Wide Web

Synonyms

toile

toile

See also: Toile and toilé

English

Noun

toile ‎(countable and uncountable, plural toiles)

  1. plain or simple twilled fabric

French

Etymology

From Old French toile, earlier teile, from Latin tēla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /twal/

Noun

toile f ‎(plural toiles)

  1. fabric, cloth; canvas
  2. painting (artwork)
  3. (spider's) web
  4. Alternative letter-case form of Toile

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

From earlier form teile, from Latin tēla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtojlə/

Noun

toile f ‎(oblique plural toiles, nominative singular toile, nominative plural toiles)

  1. fabric
  2. web

Descendants

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

toilean

  1. plural of toil

Etymology

Calque of English Web

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