toile

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noun

plain or simple twilled fabric

Less commonScrabble 5

Meanings

nountoile (countable and uncountable, plural toiles)

plural toiles

  1. countableuncountableplain or simple twilled fabric
  2. countableuncountablea draft garment made of inexpensive cloth for the purposes of fitting and design evaluation

    Synonyms: muslin, mock-up

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna draft garment made of inexpensive cloth for the purposes of fitting and design evaluation

Origin

  1. Frenchtoile
  2. Englishtoile

Borrowed from French toile. Doublet of tela.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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