touaille
French edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French touaille, toaille, from Old French toaille, tevale (“towel”), from Frankish *þwahilu (“cloth”). Doublet of tavaïolle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
touaille f (plural touailles)
- (archaic) linen, especially used in making towels or cloths
- (archaic) towel
- (archaic) tablecloth
- a cloth used to adorn an alter in a church
- a woman's hairstyle involving a towel wrapped around the head
- a linen roll used for drying the hands, roller towel
Further reading edit
- “touaille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.