tulle

[ tool; French tyl ]
/ tul; French tül /

noun

a thin, fine, machine-made net of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk.

Origin of tulle

1810–20; < French, after Tulle, France, where first made

Words nearby tulle

tulipomania, tulipwood, tull, tullahoma, tullamore, tulle, tullibee, tullius, tully, tulpa, tulsa

Definition for tulles (2 of 2)

Tulle
[ tool; French tyl ]
/ tul; French tül /

noun

a city in and the capital of Corrèze, in S central France.

Words related to tulles

thread, fiber, taffeta, mantua, samite, tussore, tussah, pongee, sendal

British Dictionary definitions for tulles

tulle
/ (tjuːl) /

noun

a fine net fabric of silk, rayon, etc, used for evening dresses, as a trimming for hats, etc

Word Origin for tulle

C19: from French, from Tulle, city in S central France, where it was first manufactured