: a fine soft sheer fabric used especially for women's summer clothing or curtains
Examples of voile in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebRichie Grainge opted for the black and white version of her original design, though there’s also a white option with tiny blue flowers scattered across the cotton voile fabric.—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024 Unusually for a wedding dress, Virginia’s Dior gown was crafted with a cotton voile, symbolizing the freshness and lightness of love, and giving the dress an inherently modern feel.—Laura Tortora, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2023 Elegant toile prints, meanwhile, were crafted in cotton voile.—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023 Jane lives it up in a white voile shirt, far left, that’s just one sheer beautiful plunge, wrapped with a corselet of Goya-red satin over a swirl of black skirt.—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 17 July 2023 On the set of The Misfits, Monroe donned a white cotton voile blouse, a brown belt, western booties and a pair of Lady Levi's (the first line of jeans for women).—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023 Small-scale producers supply the brand’s woven silk and voile fabrics, which are made on antique hand looms, giving their camp shirts and patchwork trousers a homespun quality.—Lindsey Tramuta Jameson Montgomery Juan A. Ramírez Ellie Pithers Gisela Williams Amy Fang, New York Times, 25 May 2023 Materials and production process: The silhouettes are loose and flowing with materials including crepe de chine, silk, organic cotton poplin, cotton silk voile and cupro voile.—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 From left: Gabriela Hearst’s goddessy bustier dress in raffia and pleated cotton voile; an intricate, layered look from Marine Serre; voluminous separates at Alaïa; Raf Simons ’s oversized option; an elegant and elaborate interpretation by Simone Rocha.—Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
French, veil, from Old French, from Latin vela, neuter plural of velum
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