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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lisle \Lisle\ (l[imac]l), n.
A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures.
{Lisle glove}, a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread.
{Lisle lace}, a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle.
{Lisle thread}, a hard twisted cotton thread, originally
produced at Lisle.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
lisle
n 1: a fabric woven with lisle thread
2: a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of
long-staple cotton)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lisle, IL (village, FIPS 43939)
Location: 41.79180 N, 88.08778 W
Population (1990): 19512 (8338 housing units)
Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60532
Lisle, NY (village, FIPS 42642)
Location: 42.35070 N, 76.00374 W
Population (1990): 361 (140 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13797
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