different between tulle vs taffeta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tulle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu?l/
• Rhymes: -u?l
• Homophone: tool

Noun

tulle (countable and uncountable, plural tulles)

1. A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.

Translations

Anagrams

• Tuell, ullet

Estonian

Noun

tulle

1. illative singular of tuli

Finnish

Verb

tulle

1. Potential present connegative form of tulla.

Anagrams

• lelut

French

Etymology

Named after Tulle, where the fabric was first manufactured.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tyl/

Noun

tulle f (uncountable)

1. tulle

Further reading

• “tulle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Verb

tulle

1. Alternative form of tollen (“to bring”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

tulle

1. locative singular masculine/neuter of tulla, which is alternative form of tulya, which is gerundive of tuleti (“to weigh”)
2. accusative plural masculine of tulla, which is alternative form of tulya, which is gerundive of tuleti (“to weigh”)
3. vocative singular feminine of tulla, which is alternative form of tulya, which is gerundive of tuleti (“to weigh”)

Spanish

Verb

tulle

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of tullir.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of tullir.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of tullir.

English

Alternative forms

• taffaty (obsolete)
• taffety (dated)

Etymology

From Late Middle English, from Old French taffetas, from Medieval Latin taffata, from Persian ?????? (tâfte), from ??????.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tæ.f?.t?/, /?tæ.f?.t?/

Noun

taffeta (countable and uncountable, plural taffetas)

1. A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

Derived terms

• taffeta glass

Translations