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Etymology
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[edit]Noun
[edit]tulle (countable and uncountable, plural tulles)
- A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
- 1985 December 21, Larry Hitt, “Perfect Couple Creation”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 7:
- I kept thinking of Marie Osmond — standing there at the altar, so brave in white tull [sic]. "Marriage isn't just for life," she said, "it's for eternity."
- 2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 240:
- ‘Before I forget, there is one turquoise tulle fabric I think you would love . . .’
Translations
[edit]kind of silk lace
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[edit]tulle
Finnish
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[edit]tulle
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[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after Tulle, where the fabric was first manufactured.
Pronunciation
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[edit]tulle m (uncountable)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “tulle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
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[edit]tulle
- Alternative form of tollen (“to bring”)
Pali
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Adjective
[edit]tulle
- locative singular masculine/neuter of tulla, which is alternative form of tulya, which is gerundive of tuleti (“to weigh”)
- accusative plural masculine of tulla, which is alternative form of tulya, which is gerundive of tuleti (“to weigh”)
- vocative singular feminine of tulla, which is alternative form of tulya, which is gerundive of tuleti (“to weigh”)
Spanish
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[edit]tulle
- inflection of tullir:
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