What does "voile" mean?

A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.

What is a synonym for "voile"?

Common synonyms include: ambiguous, corduroy, cotton, diaphanous, fabric, gauze.

/vɔɪl/ noun

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Noun

1
A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses. countable, uncountable
"The domestic voile made from imported gray yarns and woven in the United States is the best combination to be had."
2
a light semitransparent fabric wordnet

"The domestic voile made from imported gray yarns and woven in the United States is the best combination to be had."

Borrowed from French voile (“veil”). Doublet of veil and velum.