Associations to the word «Lisle»

Wiktionary

LISLE, noun. A type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread.

Dictionary definition

LISLE, noun. A fabric woven with lisle thread.
LISLE, noun. A strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton).

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King