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tuile

tuile |twē twi | noun ( pl. same ) a thin curved cookie, typically made with almonds. ORIGIN French, literally tile.

 

Tuileries

Tui ler ies |ˈtwēlərē (z ) ˈtwiləriz |(also Tuileries Gardens ) formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris. The gardens are all that remain of the Tuileries Palace, a royal residence begun in 1564 and burned down in 1871 during the Commune of Paris. ORIGIN French, literally Tile works, so named because the palace was built on the site of an ancient tile works.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tuile

tuile |twiːl | noun ( pl. pronunc. same ) a thin curved biscuit, typically made with almonds. ORIGIN French, literally tile .

 

Tuileries

Tuileries |ˈtwiːləri, French tɥilʀi | formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris. The gardens are all that remain of the Tuileries Palace, a royal residence begun in 1564 and burnt down in 1871 during the Commune of Paris. ORIGIN French, literally Tile-works : the palace was built on the site of an ancient tile works.

 

Duden Dictionary

Tuilerien

Tui le ri en Pluralwort , die |Tuiler i en ty̆ilə …|Plural französisch tuileries = Ziegeleien ehemaliges Residenzschloss der französischen Könige in Paris

 

French Dictionary

tuile

tuile n. f. nom féminin 1 Plaque de terre cuite servant à couvrir un édifice. : Un beau toit de tuiles rouges. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom carreau, plaque de terre cuite, de pierre, etc. , servant à revêtir le sol. 2 Petit biscuit. : Elle aime faire des tuiles aux amandes. 3 familier Malchance. : Il pleut pour notre pique-nique: quelle tuile! SYNONYME embêtement .