Definitions for Lisle

Lisle lisle

Spelling: [lahyl]
IPA: /laɪl/

Lisle is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 47 anagrams from letters in Lisle (eills).

Definitions for Lisle

noun

  1. knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
  2. lisle thread.
  3. Leconte de Lisle.
  4. Rouget de Lisle.
  5. former name of Lille.
  6. a town in NE Illinois.

adjective

  1. made of lisle thread.

Origin of Lisle

1850-55; named after Lisle, France, where first made

Examples for Lisle

This was one of the great curses of lisle Court; the other was yet more galling.

The party were silent and sleepy till they arrived at lisle Court.

It was true, for lisle, as we know, had smoked while he revised his composition.

After my talk with Byng, we went on to meet Fanshawe and de lisle.

Got on the wires and found no news from Anzac nor more from de lisle.

lisle seemed to reflect: "Old Fordham doesn't have one, I suppose."

"Let's have 'Shall I, wasting in despair,'" lisle suggested.

lisle looked over his shoulder and sprang up to receive him.

Lumley thought at that moment less of Evelyn than of lisle Court.

The tide had ebbed, and he did not even think of her as other than Miss lisle.

Word Value for Lisle
Scrable

5

Words with friends

7

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