tulle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns

WordNet

Tulle noun
Etymology
Cf. F. tuile a tile.
Definitions
  1. In plate armor, a suspended plate in from of the thigh. See Illust. of Tasses.
Tulle noun
Etymology
F.; -- so called from the town of Tulle, in France.
Definitions
  1. A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for veils, etc.

Webster 1913