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Filoselle   Listen
noun
Filoselle  n.  A kind of silk thread less glossy than floss, and spun from coarser material. It is much used in embroidery instead of floss.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Filoselle" Quotes from Famous Books



... what is called in the provinces dignity; that is to say, he was stiffly erect and pompously dull in manner. His friend, Antonin Goulard, accused him of imitating Monsieur Dupin. And in truth, the young barrister was apt to wear shoes and stout socks of black filoselle. ...
— The Deputy of Arcis • Honore de Balzac

... is made by a succession of back stitches. These stitches carefully follow every line of the design, and are worked in black China sewing-silk or filoselle. The pattern should be repeated at each corner of ...
— Beeton's Book of Needlework • Isabella Beeton



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