toile
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French toile. Doublet of tela.
Noun
edittoile (countable and uncountable, plural toiles)
- plain or simple twilled fabric
- a draft garment made of inexpensive cloth for the purposes of fitting and design evaluation
Synonyms
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editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French toile, earlier teile, from Latin tēla.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittoile f (plural toiles)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Turkish: tuval
Further reading
edit- “toile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editMost likely from Anglo-Norman toilier, but possibly from Middle Dutch tuylen.
Verb
edittoile
- Alternative form of toilen
Etymology 2
editFrom Anglo-Norman toile.
Noun
edittoile
- Alternative form of toyle
Old French
editEtymology
editFrom earlier form teile, from Latin tēla.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittoile oblique singular, f (oblique plural toiles, nominative singular toile, nominative plural toiles)
Descendants
edit- French: toile
Scottish Gaelic
editNoun
edittoile f
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