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A light semitransparent fabric
Answer for the clue "A light semitransparent fabric ", 5 letters:
voile
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Word definitions for voile in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Cream voile has been lavishly draped around the metal four- poster bedstead to make an attractive centrepiece. ▪ The dresses, in cotton voile , were scratchy with starch. ▪ The very thin cotton called voile is excellent when ...
Usage examples of voile.
Les boulets comme la grele Passaient parmi nos vaisseaux, Brisant mats, cordages, voile, Et mettant tout en lambeaux.
Anie, au bras de son mari, allait de table en table, son voile ote maintenant, adressant a chacun quelques mots aimables ou un sourire.
In her wardrobe there are invariably a lot of sheer muslins, voiles and wash silks in white, mauve, greys, pinks, or delicate stripes, the outline following the fashion, voluminous, straight or clinging, the bodice tight with trimmings inset or full, beruffled, or kerchiefed.
Mais, avant que le domestique fut sorti, la porte du salon se rouvrit et la jeune dame qui paraissait tres jolie sous son voile entra.
And there are nylon voiles on the windows, and a set of doilies under the glass of the dressing table.
The wilted voile dress went first, followed by layered petticoats, kid slippers, stockings and garters.
I watch him from behind the voiles of the study window, holding the valise to my chest.
The full, pleated skirt would flow nicely around her legs as she moved, and the laced bodice over the white voile chemisette might draw the eye even of a president no longer young.