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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A thin, fine netting made from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silk silk], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acetate fiber acetate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nylon fiber nylon], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rayon fiber rayon], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton]. Tulle was named for the city of Toul in France. The hexagonal-shaped mesh textile is popularly used for dresses, tutus, veils, and screens.
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A thin, fine netting made from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silk silk], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acetate%20fiber acetate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nylon%20fiber nylon], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rayon%20fiber rayon], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton]. Tulle was named for the city of Toul in France. The hexagonal-shaped mesh textile is popularly used for dresses, tutus, veils, and screens.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Hoechst Celanese Corporation, ''Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology'' (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
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* Hoechst Celanese Corporation, ''Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology'' (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
  
* Rosalie Rosso King, Rosalie Rosso King, ''Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation'', Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
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* Rosalie Rosso King, ''Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation'', Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
  
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
  
* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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Description

A thin, fine netting made from silk, acetate, nylon, rayon, or cotton. Tulle was named for the city of Toul in France. The hexagonal-shaped mesh textile is popularly used for dresses, tutus, veils, and screens.

Synonyms and Related Terms

silk net; rayon net; nylon net; tul (Esp.)

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Authority

  • Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
  • Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
  • Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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