A thin variety of muslin; a bolt or bale of this. Cf. mull, n.6
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释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > fine, light, or delicate > muslin > thin or fine (6) mulmul1619 A thin variety of muslin; a bolt or bale of this. Cf. mull, n.6 mull1678 A thin variety of plain muslin fabric, mulmull; a piece of this fabric. tarlatan1728 A kind of thin open muslin, used esp. for ball-dresses. Frequently attributive. Also absol., to designate a dress made of this fabric. book muslin?1740 a type of fine muslin which is folded in a book-like manner when sold by the piece (piece, n. 4a); (also) a dress made of this. organdie1757 A fine but stiff, translucent kind of muslin. Also as a count noun: (chiefly U.S.) a piece of this fabric; a dress made of organdy. book cloth1804 †(a) (probably) = book muslin n.(obsolete. rare); (b) Bookbinding stiffened cloth used to cover the boards and spine of a book. |
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