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tulle.

A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tjuːl/UK/tuːl/UK/tʊl/UK/tuːl/US
  1. A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French tulle, named after French Tulle (a town), named after Latin Tūtēla (a Roman deity), from Latin tūtēla (whence English tutelary), from Latin tueor (whence tutor, tutorial).

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