See Also: vainglory(dictionary)

lisle (iou) and vainglory (iou)


lisle (iou)



lisle noun. Also (formerly usu.) Lisle. M16.
[Lisle, former name of a town in NE France (now Lille).]
attrib. Made in, associated with, or obtained from Lille, France. Chiefly & now only spec. designating or made of a fine smooth cotton thread, used for stockings etc. M16.
(Cloth made from) lisle thread. M16.

vainglory (iou)



vainglory noun & verb. ME.
[from VAIN adjective + GLORY noun after Old & mod. French vaine gloire, Latin vana gloria.]
A. noun.
Glory or renown that is vain or worthless; inordinate pride in one's abilities, worth, etc.; excessive vanity or boastfulness. ME.
A. Wilson His apprehensions of disaster brought on by overreaching and vainglory.
A vainglorious thing, action, etc. rare. LME-E18.
Shakespeare Timon of Athens What needs these feasts, pomps, and vainglories?
b. verb. rare.
verb refl. Praise (oneself) unduly. Only in M17.
verb intrans. Indulge in vainglory. L19.