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lisle

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  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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