melusinen.adj.

Brit.

/mɛl(j)ᵿˈsiːn/, U.S.

/ˌmɛl(j)əˈsin/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mélusine.

Etymology: < French mélusine (1893 in the phrase feutre mélusine melusine felt), probably < Mélusine, the name of the female central character in a group of celebrated French medieval romances and legends.

A silky, long-haired felt, used for making hats. Also attributive or as adj.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > wool and hair or fur > types of

numdah1819

fur felt1897

melusine1908

1908 Westm. Gaz. 24 Oct. 19/2 The Parisienne's latest love in millinery is the hat of silky beaver felt that she calls melusine.

1952 C. W. Cunnington Eng. Women's Clothing ii. 62 Toques in Melusine beaver.

1959 Housewife June 98 My white melusine hat is now a little soiled.

1962 A. Southern Millinery ii. 29 Melusine is a high-grade fur felt which is made in a range of beautiful colours.

1991 Textile Terms & Definitions (Textile Inst.) (ed. 9) 191 Melusine finish, a lustrous finish produced on felt hood or bodies by brushing with selected compounds such as an acrylic resin dispersion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melusine
释义	melusinen.adj. Brit. /mɛl(j)ᵿˈsiːn/, U.S. /ˌmɛl(j)əˈsin/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mélusine. Etymology: < French mélusine (1893 in the phrase feutre mélusine melusine felt), probably < Mélusine, the name of the female central character in a group of celebrated French medieval romances and legends. A silky, long-haired felt, used for making hats. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > wool and hair or fur > types of numdah1819 fur felt1897 melusine1908 1908 Westm. Gaz. 24 Oct. 19/2 The Parisienne's latest love in millinery is the hat of silky beaver felt that she calls melusine. 1952 C. W. Cunnington Eng. Women's Clothing ii. 62 Toques in Melusine beaver. 1959 Housewife June 98 My white melusine hat is now a little soiled. 1962 A. Southern Millinery ii. 29 Melusine is a high-grade fur felt which is made in a range of beautiful colours. 1991 Textile Terms & Definitions (Textile Inst.) (ed. 9) 191 Melusine finish, a lustrous finish produced on felt hood or bodies by brushing with selected compounds such as an acrylic resin dispersion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1908
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