Meanings
tulle1
plural tulles
- countableuncountableA kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
Neer imagined Jane in tulle and leather and sequins and knew the answer.
2022, Janelle Monáe, Danny Lore, “Nevermind”, in The Memory Librarian, Harper Voyager, →ISBN, page 1223 more examples
Jane smiled up at him through the tulle. […] He became entangled in the tulle veil.
1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part II, Chapter IV, pages 215, 217I kept thinking of Marie Osmond — standing there at the altar, so brave in white tull ^([sic]). "Marriage isn't just for life," she said, "it's for eternity."
1985 December 21, Larry Hitt, “Perfect Couple Creation”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 7‘Before I forget, there is one turquoise tulle fabric I think you would love . . .’
2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 240
Tulle2
- A town, the capital of Corrèze department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Origin
tulle · noun
- Latintueor
- Latintūtēla
- LatinTūtēla
- FrenchTulle
- Frenchtulle
- Englishtulle
Borrowed from French tulle, named after French Tulle (a town), named after Latin Tūtēla (a Roman deity), from Latin tūtēla (whence English tutelary), from Latin tueor (whence tutor, tutorial).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian тюл
- тюл (tjul)kind of silk lace
Catalan tul, Tula
- tulkind of silk lace
- Tulatown in Corrèze Department
Czech tyl
- tylkind of silk lace
Danish tyl
- tylkind of silk lace
Dutch tule
- tulekind of silk lace
Esperanto tulo
- tulokind of silk lace
Finnish tylli
- tyllikind of silk lace
French tulle, Tulle
- tullekind of silk lace
- Tulletown in Corrèze Department
German Tüll, Tulle
- Tüllkind of silk lace
- Tulletown in Corrèze Department
Icelandic tjull
- tjullkind of silk lace
Irish fialsíoda
- fialsíodakind of silk lace
Japanese チュール
- チュール (chūru)kind of silk lace
Polish tiul
- tiulkind of silk lace
Russian тюль
- тюль (tjulʹ)kind of silk lace
Spanish tul
- tulkind of silk lace
Swedish tyll
- tyllkind of silk lace
Ukrainian тюль
- тюль (tjulʹ)kind of silk lace
Welsh tiwl
- tiwlkind of silk lace
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Cite this entry
tulle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulle
“tulle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tulle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulle.
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