voiletten.
1. A little veil.
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flockard1465
power1526
crispa1592
fall1611
mant1651
mantilla1717
bridal veil1769
litham1839
voilette1842
yashmak1844
weeper1845
birdcage veil1888
fingertip veil1888
ghoonghat1916
spiderveil1922
niqab1936
full veil1937
1842 C. Ridley Let. 9 Oct. in U. Ridley Cecilia (1958) viii. 101 She had on..a blue silk bonnet with a long veil (not a voilette).
1862 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. 4 237/2 The bonnet is of white terry velvet, made with a voilette of lace.
1902 Westm. Gaz. 16 Oct. 3/1 The American whimsical, graceful draping of a veil of velvet-spotted chiffon has given rise to a remarkably pretty voilette in the shops there.
2. A kind of thin dress material.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric with specific qualities > [noun] > thin, light, or delicate > for clothing
crisp1397
peeling1671
barége1828
Henrietta cloth1842
Tibet1857
piuma1858
crystalline1867
fluff1875
nun's veiling1882
zenana1890
voilette1908
Palm Beach1911
1908 Westm. Gaz. 29 June 10/2 A gown made in fine voilette, trimmed with lace insertion.
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