Lisle,

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lisle \Lisle\ (l[imac]l), n.
     A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Lisle glove}, a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread.
  


     {Lisle lace}, a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle.
  
     {Lisle thread}, a hard twisted cotton thread, originally
        produced at Lisle.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lisle
       n 1: a fabric woven with lisle thread
       2: a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of
          long-staple cotton)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Lisle, IL (village, FIPS 43939)
    Location: 41.79180 N, 88.08778 W
    Population (1990): 19512 (8338 housing units)
    Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 60532
  Lisle, NY (village, FIPS 42642)
    Location: 42.35070 N, 76.00374 W
    Population (1990): 361 (140 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 13797

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Lisle, NY -- U.S. village in New York
     Population (2000):    302
     Housing Units (2000): 135
     Land area (2000):     0.927755 sq. miles (2.402875 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.927755 sq. miles (2.402875 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            42642
     Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
     Location:             42.350544 N, 76.002816 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     13797
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Lisle, NY
      Lisle
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Lisle, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    21182
     Housing Units (2000): 8997
     Land area (2000):     6.372978 sq. miles (16.505937 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.045391 sq. miles (0.117563 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    6.418369 sq. miles (16.623500 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            43939
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             41.791829 N, 88.087842 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     60532
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Lisle, IL
      Lisle