touaille
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Etymology
From Middle French touaille, toaille, from Old French toaille, tevale (“towel”), from Frankish *þwahilu (“cloth”). Doublet of tavaïolle.
Pronunciation
Noun
touaille f (plural touailles)
- (archaic) linen, especially used in making towels or cloths
- (archaic) towel
- (archaic) tablecloth
- a cloth used to adorn an altar in a church
- a woman's hairstyle involving a towel wrapped around the head
- a linen roll used for drying the hands, roller towel
Further reading
- “touaille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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