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tulle

/tuːl/

Meanings
noun
A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.

Examples :

"The bride's beautiful wedding dress was adorned with delicate layers of tulle. "
material appearance wear

Related Words

Illustration adorned

adorned verb

/əˈdɔːnd/ /əˈdɔɹnd/

To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

"a character adorned with every Christian grace"

Illustration delicate

delicate noun

/ˈdɛlɪkət/

A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.

"She carefully handled the delicate, lace-trimmed lingerie. "

Illustration dress

dress noun

/dɹɛs/

An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.

"Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses."

Illustration wedding

wedding verb

/ˈwɛdɪŋ/

To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

"The priest wed the couple."

Illustration layers

layers noun

/lɛəz/ /ˈleɪ.ɚz/

A single thickness of some material covering a surface.

"After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer."

Illustration netting

netting noun

/ˈnɛtɪŋ/ /ˈnɛɾɪŋ/

Something that acts as, or looks like, a net.

"The farmer used netting to protect his tomato plants from hungry birds. "

Illustration kind

kind noun

/kaɪnd/

A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

"This is a strange kind of tobacco."

Illustration bride

bride noun

/bɹaɪd/

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

"The bride was excited to finally see her family again after the wedding. "

Illustration clothing

clothing verb

/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/

To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

"to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly"

Illustration veils

veils noun

/velz/

Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.

"Example sentence: "The dancers wore thin, colorful veils during their performance, partially hiding their faces and adding an air of mystery." "

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"

Illustration light

light noun

/lʌɪt/ /laɪt/ [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ]

Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."