‖ toilé2
(twale)
[Fr. toilé, f. toile toile1.]
In lace-making, an area with a closely-worked inwrought pattern.
| 1865 F. B. Palliser Hist. Lace iii. 27 The flower or ornament..is called ‘toilé’, from the flat, close texture resembling linen, and also from its being often made of that material, or of muslin. 1902 [see Binche]. 1953 M. Powys Lace & Lace-Making v. 41 The linen part or Toilé should show the effect of the raised work. |