voile
pronunciation
How to pronounce voile in British English:
UK [vɔɪl]
How to pronounce voile in American English:
US [vɔɪl]
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- Noun:
- a light semitransparent fabric
Word Origin
- voile (n.)
- thin material used for women's dresses, 1889, from French voile "veil" (see veil (n.)).
Example
- 1. The dress is made of voile .
- 2. Jacquard and voile express the grace of complicated oriental style by layer integration and color changes . Here romantic air substitutes nobility .
- 3. Spring mom , look at those willows ! The green scarf of voile , which I lost last year , is picked up by all their twig .
- 4. Policemen , a soldier , a royal air force ( raf ) officer and members of the public report sightings of objects including a " chewy mint shaped solid craft " and aerial objects resembling a " ring , " a " jellyfish " and a " silver voile spin top . "