Etymology

voile

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Today it means: A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses. Full definition →

French voile
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  1. French · borrowed fromvoile“veil”
  2. English todayvoile

Borrowed from French voile (“veil”). Doublet of veil and velum.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.