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Muslin

Muslin Meaning & Definition
Muslin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Muslin?

[n] plain-woven cotton fabric

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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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