tuille, tuile
(twiːl; in sense 2 usu. ‖ tɥil)
Forms: 5–7 toile, 7 toyle, 9 tuille, tuile.
[a. F. tuile, OF. tieule, in 15th c. teuille, L. tēgula tile, plaque.]
1. In mediæval armour, One of two or more plates of steel hanging below, or forming the lowest part of, the tasses, and covering the front of the thighs.
| c 1400 Destr. Troy 6420 Ector..come..þere the corse lay, Wold haue Robbit the Renke of his riche wede With the ton hond in the toile tyrnyt it offe. a 1470 Tiptoft in Segar Hon. Mil. & Civ. iii. li. (1602) 189 Who so hitteth the Toyle three times, shall haue no prize. 1688 R. Holme Armoury iii. xix. (Roxb.) 180/2. 1834 J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 195 Tuiles, plates depending from the taces or skirt of the armour in front, over an apron of chain-mail, are first visible at this period [that of Henry VI]. 1869 Boutell Arms & Arm. viii. (1874) 147 Over the flanks, on each side of the figure, to the faudes or taces was appended a plate, or small shield, or gardefaude (in England called a tuille), which would cover the front of the thigh. |
‖ 2. As tuile. A thin curved biscuit, usu. made with almonds. Also attrib. and with defining addition.
| 1943 A. L. Simon Conc. Encycl. Gastron. iv. 133/1 Tuiles d'oranges. Cream 1 oz. butter, add 1½ oz. castor sugar and cream together. Add 1½ oz. chopped blanched almonds, 1½ oz. chopped candied peel, dessertspoonful flour, dessertspoonful milk. 1966 Observer (Colour Suppl.) 3 Apr. 41 In France the biscuits shown below are called ‘tuiles’—which is French for roof tiles. These thin, crisp biscuits contain chips of almond. 1972 P. V. Price Eating & Drinking in France Today ii. 276 Tuiles from Amiens (thin chocolate and orange biscuits). 1976 Times 2 Oct. 10/3 The coffee ice was served in a tuile basket. 1979 Harper's & Queen Apr. 42/1 Sorbets..in a fragile basket of crisp, sweet, tuiles, made without almonds. |