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name
A town, the capital of Corrèze department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork
History
Unadapted borrowing from French Tulle, itself borrowed from Occitan Tula, named after Latin Tūtēla, from Latin tūtēla, from Latin tueor.
Borrowed from French tulle, named after French Tulle (a town), named after Latin Tūtēla (a Roman deity), from Latin tūtēla (whence English tutelary), from Latin tueor (whence tutor, tutorial).
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
