In 6 also toyl(e. [F. toile linen cloth, canvas:—L. tēla web.]
† 1. Cloth; in quot. 1575, cloth or canvas used for painting on. Obs. rare.
1561. Reg. Privy Council Scot., I. 172. To persew for ane schip and toylis, quhilk is callit lynnyng clayth in oure language.
1575. Laneham, Lett., 51. By toile and pensill so lyuely exprest.
2. A dress material: see quots.
1858. Simmonds, Dict. Trade, Toile (French), linen cloth.
1899. Westm. Gaz., 22 June, 3/2. A simple pretty afternoon gown of blue toile, that mixture of silk and linen.
