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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| faille |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f l, f l |
| NOUN: | A slightly ribbed, woven fabric of silk, cotton, or rayon. |
| ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old North French, cloth head-covering worn by women in Flanders, possibly from Middle Dutch falie, scarf. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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