Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faille

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
faille
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old French.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

failles (plural)

Rhymes With

scale mail they'll email jail fail detail retail trail rail side rail tail

Questions

What does faille mean?
A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.
Where does faille come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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