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LISLE THREAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)
Synonyms:
lisle; lisle thread
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lisle thread" is a kind of...):
cotton (thread made of cotton fibers)
