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soie

silk

noun SWAH Rare

Usage Note

Soie is central to French fashion and history — Lyon was Europe's silk capital for centuries (la soie lyonnaise). Papier de soie means tissue paper. Note the homophone risk: soie (silk) sounds identical to the subjunctive form soit (be), though the spelling differs.

Examples

"Cette robe est en soie pure."

Natural Translation

This dress is made of pure silk.

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