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noun a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns
originBorrowed from French tulle, named after French Tulle (a town), named after Latin Tūtēla (a Roman deity), from Latin tūtēla (whence English tutelary), from Latin tueor (whence tutor, tutorial).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0