touaille

French

Etymology

From Middle French touaille, toaille, from Old French toaille, tevale (“towel”), from Frankish *þwahilu (“cloth”). Doublet of tavaïolle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twaj/ ~ /twɑj/

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Noun

touaille f (plural touailles)

1. (archaic) linen, especially used in making towels or cloths
2. (archaic) towel
3. (archaic) tablecloth
4. a cloth used to adorn an altar in a church
5. a woman's hairstyle involving a towel wrapped around the head
6. 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.