toile

Definitions


[twɑːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an early version of a finished garment made up in cheap material so that the design can be tested and perfected

- a translucent linen or cotton fabric, used for making clothes


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Origin:
late Middle English (denoting cloth or canvas for painting on): from French toile ‘cloth, web’, from Latin tela ‘web’




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