faille
noun [ U ] fabrics specialized uk/feɪl/ us/faɪl/
罗缎，菲尔绸
a type of soft, light cloth with a pattern of raised lines, usually made from silk (= a delicate, smooth cloth made from threads produced by small creatures called silkworms)
I loved the cocktail dresses in silk faille. 我非常喜欢丝绸罗缎材料的鸡尾酒长裙。
She chose a gown with a black faille skirt. 她选了一件下装是黑色罗缎裙的礼服。
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- Prada showed us chocolate-brown faille in luxurious silk.
- This is an Yves St. Laurent evening ensemble, from 1983-84, with a cape of marigold silk faille and a gown of black silk velvet.
- She found this ivory faille opera jacket in a junk shop.
- If a fabric's going to do this much for me, I want to know how to pronounce it properly. It's faille, and it sounds just like the word file.
- The ribbed texture of the faille fabric lets you feel supported, but not squeezed.