lisle : Idioms & Phrases

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Lisle glove

  • a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread.
Webster 1913

Lisle lace

  • a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle.
Webster 1913

Lisle thread

  • noun a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)
    lisle.
WordNet
  • a hard twisted cotton thread, originally produced at Lisle.
Webster 1913