ensouple
French, noun
ensouple is spelled E-N-S-O-U-P-L-E (8 letters). Ensouple is a French feminine noun meaning “warp beam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of ensoupler. With an accent, ensouplé is a different word: “past participle of ensoupler”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grosse bobine du métier à tisser, souvent dotée de rebords à ses extrémités, servant à enrouler le fil de…”.
What does ensouple mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewarp beam
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of ensoupler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grosse bobine du métier à tisser, souvent dotée de rebords à ses extrémités, servant à enrouler le fil de chaîne en vue d’une étape suivante telle que l’encollage, la teinture ou le tissage.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ensouple
- ensouples plural
- ensouplée feminine
- ensouplés masculine plural
- ensouplées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).