Lisle
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Lisle is a type of cotton
fabric that has been processed to give it a smooth finish. The process burns off lint and threads as well as fibre ends, leaving a smooth edge. Lisle may also refer to the type of thread used to make the fabric.
Lisle can also refer to:
Lisle is a last name of Norman origin.
France
United States
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
fabric that has been processed to give it a smooth finish. The process burns off lint and threads as well as fibre ends, leaving a smooth edge. Lisle may also refer to the type of thread used to make the fabric.
Lisle can also refer to:
- Lisle (band)Lisle (band)-Biography:Originally named 'Quantity Unknown' and 'Robin and the Hoods', the band produced one hit single in Canada in 1974: "Shelly Made Me Smile" which came from their album, Smile With Lisle , on Bronco Records....
People
- Baron LisleBaron LisleBaron Lisle was a title that was created five times in the Peerage of England during the Middle Ages and Tudor period. The most recent creation came in the Peerage of Ireland in 1758, when John Lysaght was made Baron Lisle, of Mountnorth in the County of Cork. He had previously represented...
- Viscount LisleViscount LisleThe title of Viscount Lisle has been created six times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, on 30 October 1451, was for John Talbot, 1st Baron Lisle. Upon the death of his son Thomas at the Battle of Nibley Green in 1470, the viscountcy became extinct and the barony abeyant.In 1475, the...
Lisle is a last name of Norman origin.
- Jim LisleJim LisleRonald James "Jimmy" Lisle was an Australian rugby league and rugby union player – a dual code rugby international...
, Australian rugby footballer - Sel LisleSel LisleSel Lisle was an Australian rugby league player, a first-grade premiership winning halfback of the 1940s who made a number of state representative appearances.Lisle played for the Eastern Sububs club from 1940-42 and 1944-47...
, Australian rugby league footballer
Places
Australia- Lisle, Tasmania
France
- Lisle, DordogneLisle, DordogneLisle is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-Amentities:...
- Lisle, Loir-et-CherLisle, Loir-et-CherLisle is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department...
- Lisle-en-BarroisLisle-en-BarroisLisle-en-Barrois is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meuse department...
, in the Meuse département - Lisle-en-RigaultLisle-en-RigaultLisle-en-Rigault is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meuse department...
, in the Meuse département - Lisle-sur-TarnLisle-sur-TarnLisle-sur-Tarn is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-Geography:The city is located halfway between Toulouse and Albi on the A68 motorway, in the Gaillac vineyard, on the banks of the Tarn. Historically speaking, it is also located on one of the ancient Ways of St...
, in the Tarn département - Obsolete spelling of LilleLilleLille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
United States
- Lisle, IllinoisLisle, IllinoisLisle is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,930 at the 2011 census, and estimated to be 23,135 as of 2008. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor...
- Lisle (town), New YorkLisle (town), New YorkLisle is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 2,707 at the 2000 census.The town is in the northwest part of the county and is north of Binghamton. The town also includes a village called Lisle.- History :...
- Lisle (village), New YorkLisle (village), New YorkLisle is a village in Broome County, New York, USA. The population was 302 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Lisle (village), New York
See also
- Delisle (disambiguation)
- Lyell (disambiguation)
- Lyle (disambiguation)