coutil

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French coutil.

Noun

coutil (countable and uncountable, plural coutils)

  1. A woven cloth created specifically for making corsets.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French keutil, from Old French coilte (“quilt, cushion”). See also couette (“duvet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.ti/
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Noun

coutil m (uncountable)

  1. (textiles) drill
    • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
      Ainsi sa chemise de batiste à manchettes plissées bouffait au hasard du vent, dans l'ouverture de son gilet, qui était de coutil gris, et son pantalon à larges raies découvrait aux chevilles ses bottines de nankin, claquées de cuir verni.
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  2. (by extension) garment or other item made of this fabric

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