SEMORDNILAPS

SEMORDINLAP, a word coined by Lewis Carroll, is a reversal of PALINDROMES (allowing for the extra S). Semordnilaps are "perfect anagrams" in that they make up one word when read from left to right, and a different word when read from right to left. Semordnilaps are often confused with palindromes. A palindrome is a word which reads exactly the same forward and backward (LEVEL, KAYAK) How many semordnilaps can you think of? 19 are listed below.

RAW - WAR
LIVE - EVIL
PALS - SLAP
GUNS - SNUG
TIME - EMIT
STAR - RATS
DEVIL - LIVED
KNITS - STINK
LEPER - REPEL
STRAW - WARTS
SMART - TRAMS
PUPILS - SLIP UP
REKNIT - TINKER
DELIVER - REVILED
DIAPER - REPAID
REWARD - DRAWER
SPOONS - SNOOPS
STRESSED - DESSERTS
GATEMAN - NAME TAG 

DEVIL - LIVED

SLEEK - KEELS

AVID - DIVA

MADE - EDAM

DRAB - BARD

OKIE'S -SEIKO (Japanese watch)

 

Can you think of a five-letter semordnilap that names a fabric when read from left to right, and a poet when read in reverse?

HINTS:
The fabric is a translucent linen or cottton.
The poet is from the 20th century.

Answer:

TOILE - ELIOT