voile

noun (voile, uncountable; voiles for kinds)

«voile» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A thin, light, see-through cloth made of cotton, silk or polyester, used for curtains, dresses and blouses. tree →

In the lessons

Used in clothes, sewing and home shopping. Voile curtains let light into a room but stop people from seeing in easily. The word comes from French, where it means "veil". Phrases: "voile curtains", "cotton voile".

Examples

We hung white voile curtains in the kitchen. tree →
The summer dress was made of light cotton voile. tree →
Sunlight shone softly through the voile. tree →
Nan sewed a blouse from blue voile. tree →
Voile is so thin you can almost see through it. tree →
The shop sells voile by the metre. tree →

Note

Uncountable: "some voile", "a metre of voile". Pronounced VOYL (rhymes with "boil") in English, or vwahl in the French way. It is related to "veil".

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «voile» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«voile» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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