单词 | suisse muslin |
释义 | † Suisse muslinn. Obsolete. A type of fine muslin, typically of a white or pastel colour, often having regularly-spaced raised dots of yarn embroidered into the fabric as a pattern; = Swiss muslin n. at Swiss n. and adj. Compounds.Recorded earliest as a modifier. ΚΠ 1846 Morning Post 17 July 1/5 (advt.) Cheap Summer and seaside dresses... 1,000 Suisse muslin, barège, and balzorene dresses. 1866 Godey's Lady's Bk. July 36/2 Evening dresses were unheard of towards the close of the war; even brides..never aspired higher than Suisse muslin. 1909 Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner 4 June 9/3 She..was dressed in white suisse muslin with gold and silver spangles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020). < n.1846 |
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