English Dictionary

Definition of “voile”

voile (vɔɪl Pronunciation for voile ; French vwal) 

Definitions

noun

  1. a light semitransparent fabric of silk, rayon, cotton, etc, used for dresses, scarves, shirts, etc

Word Origin

C19: from French: veil

Example Sentences Including 'voile'

But she had arrived now, leaping lithely out of a taxi in a shimmer of light blue voile.
Various Looking For the Spark
Embroidered voile panels are available to enhance the cool, calm look.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
Gaynor was demure in pink figured voile with a white silk headscarf tucked round her blonde curls.
Curzon, Clare The Quest for K
It offers a beautiful collection of deep reds, black, golds, lilacs and metallic wallpapers, material and voile.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
Paltrow this year chose a nude silk and cotton voile corset dress designed by friend Stella McCartney.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)
Shadowy figures moved behind the voile curtains, and fat pastel candles danced and guttered on every surface.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)
sheer muslin, voile and antique lace make good choices for the bedroom and bathroom.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings

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