faille

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noun

A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.

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Meanings

nounfaille (countable and uncountable, plural failles)

plural failles

  1. countableuncountableA fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.

Origin

From Old French.

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Translations

Catalan fai
  • faifabric
Finnish loimiripsi
  • loimiripsifabric
French faille
  • faillefabric
Japanese ファイユ
  • ファイユ (faiyu)fabric
Russian фай
  • фай (faj)fabric

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with faille

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Cite this entry
APA

faille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faille

MLA

“faille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faille. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faille,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faille.

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