Synonyms for tulle


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tool; French tyl
Phonetic Transcription : tul; French tül


Définition of tulle

Origin :
  • fine silk bobbin-net, c.1818, from Tulle, town in central France, where the fabric was first manufactured.
  • As in silk : noun fabric
Example sentences :
  • Mon Dieu, what a beauty it gives you, and that placing of the tulle is ravissant.
  • Extract from : « Blue-grass and Broadway » by Maria Thompson Daviess
  • The line of contact should always be softened by an edge of lace, tulle, or ruching.
  • Extract from : « Social Life » by Maud C. Cooke
  • Tulle, chiffon, net and silk georgette are the most popular materials.
  • Extract from : « Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 » by Lillian Eichler Watson
  • I'd seen a lovely piece of tulle that morning, when we stopped in the Emporium.
  • Extract from : « Georgina's Service Stars » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • Her tulle veil was held by a bandeau of lilies of the valley.
  • Extract from : « News Writing » by M. Lyle Spencer
  • Gown of pink satin, veiled with tulle and flecked with rose buds.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of Fashion » by Florence Mary Gardiner
  • She looked up; her white fingers trembled in the tulle of her gown.
  • Extract from : « Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness » by Louis Couperus
  • I scanned the shapeless mass of linen or tulle or whatever it was on her lap.
  • Extract from : « Simon the Jester » by William J. Locke
  • I received a call from the Bishop of Tulle for the same office.
  • Extract from : « The Poniard's Hilt » by Eugne Sue
  • From time to time Karadeucq went at night to visit the mother of his son at Tulle.
  • Extract from : « The Poniard's Hilt » by Eugne Sue

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