Tulle

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  • noun. A fine, often starched net of silk, rayon, or nylon, used especially for veils, tutus, or gowns.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A fine and thin silk net, originally made with bobbins (compare bobbin-net), but now woven by machinery.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for veils, etc.
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  • noun. A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for veils, etc.
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  • noun. a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns
    • Word Usage
    "But the tulle is not that of fairyland; it is more like the “white samite, mystic, wonderful” of King Arthur [sic]."
    cross-reference
    tulle embroidery  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mesh  meshing  meshwork  net  network  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    broadcloth  brocade  cambric  cashmere  chiffon  
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