About The Word Muslin
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Muslin
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What's The Definition Of Muslin?
[n] plain-woven cotton fabric
Synonyms | Synonyms for Muslin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Muslin: See Also | cloth | fabric | material | nainsook | organdie | organdy | textile Muslin In Webster's Dictionary \Mus"lin\, n. [F. mousseline; cf. It. mussolino, mussolo,
Sp. muselina; all from Mussoul a city of Mesopotamia, Ar.
Mausil, Syr. Mauzol, Muzol, Mosul, where it was first
manufactured. Cf. {Mull} a kind of cloth.]
A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also
applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and
sheeting muslins.
{Muslin cambric}. See {Cambric}.
{Muslin delaine}, a light woolen fabric for women's dresses.
See {Delaine}. [Written also {mousseline de laine}.]
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