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語源

Borrowed from French voile (“veil”). Doublet of veil and velum.

発音

• IPA: /vɔɪl/
• 韻: -ɔɪl

名詞

voile (countable and uncountable, plural voiles)

1. A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
   • 1920, United States Tariff Commission, William Alexander Graham Clark, Henry Chalmers, Blanche C. Howlett, Cotton Yarn: Import and Export Trade in Relation to the Tariff, page 80:

     The domestic voile made from imported gray yarns and woven in the United States is the best combination to be had.

   • 1932, Hiram T. Nones, Philippine Cotton Piece-Goods Market‎, page 14:

     Cheap narrow voiles.—Plain color voiles practically are off the market. […] Better grades of voiles usually come in the 39-inch width, […] .

   • 2006, Jorie Johnson, Feltmaking and Wool Magic‎, page 84:

     Pull out the basting thread, gently remove the voile from the three-minute sample, and reshape the sample with a steam iron.

派生した語

• → Irish: voil

アナグラム

• Olive, lovie, olive, viole