voile

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Material & textilesvoilevoile /vɔɪl/ noun [uncountable] TIMa very light almost transparent cloth made of cotton, wool, or silkExamples from the Corpusvoile• The very thin cotton called voile is excellent when pleated.• The dresses, in cotton voile, were scratchy with starch.• Cream voile has been lavishly draped around the metal four- poster bedstead to make an attractive centrepiece.Origin voile (1800-1900) French “veil”, from Latin vela; → VEIL1

单词	voile
释义	voile From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Material & textilesvoilevoile /vɔɪl/ noun [uncountable] TIMa very light almost transparent cloth made of cotton, wool, or silkExamples from the Corpusvoile• The very thin cotton called voile is excellent when pleated.• The dresses, in cotton voile, were scratchy with starch.• Cream voile has been lavishly draped around the metal four- poster bedstead to make an attractive centrepiece.Origin voile (1800-1900) French “veil”, from Latin vela; → VEIL1
随便看	set somebody’s teeth on edge set something (down) on something set something (off) against something set something against/beside something set something back to set something down/aside set something in motion/progress/train set something in train set something on fire set something on fire/alight/ablaze set something to/at/on something set something → back set something → out set something ↔ aside set something ↔ up set something/somebody ↔ down set square set square set standards etc set standards/limits/guidelines etc set straight set straight set teeth set teeth on edge set text etc