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单词 muslin
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muslin

(mʌzlɪn)
Word forms: plural muslins
variable noun
Muslin is very thin cotton cloth.
...white muslin curtains.

muslin in British English

(ˈmʌzlɪn)
noun
a fine plain-weave cotton fabric
Word origin
C17: from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Arabic mawşilīy of Mosul, from Mawşil Mosul, Iraq, where it was first produced

muslin in American English

(ˈmʌzlɪn)
noun
any of various strong, often sheer cotton fabrics of plain weave; esp., a heavy variety used for sheets, pillowcases, etc.
Word origin
Fr mousseline < It mussolino < mussolo, muslin, after Mussolo (< Ar Mauṣil), Mosul, city in Iraq, where it was made

Examples of 'muslin' in a sentence
muslin

Plants and white muslin swung from the ceiling.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Mine has a chunky wooden table sliced from a tree and handmade muslin curtains on bamboo rails.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I wet the muslin cloth and try to wipe it off.
The Sun (2016)
Be aware that you'll need to use a muslin cloth to get it off though, or you will end up with blocked pores.
The Sun (2016)
Wrap them in a muslin cloth and press them under a heavy board.
Conil, Jean & Conil, Christopher (ed) A Passion for Food (1989)
Strain through a muslin bag and continue stirring until the cream cools and sets.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Strain through a muslin cloth and return to the heat.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Strain the red oil through a muslin bag and dab on minor wounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Strain the sauce through a muslin cloth.
Conil, Jean & Conil, Christopher (ed) A Passion for Food (1989)
Remove the muslin cloth and take off the heat.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Let the liquid cool and pass it through a muslin cloth.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Chop the pith and put in a muslin bag with the pips and add this to the pan.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The muslin curtains flapped softly from time to time in the scented air that came through the open windows.
Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864)
Tie the string of the muslin bag to the handle and let it sit on the bottom of the pan.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He had done himself up as a ghost with a strip of white muslin that had once been meant for curtains.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What a fine India muslin it is!
Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864)
Yes, and muslin curtains in all the windows.
LM Montgomery Anne of Green Gables (1872)
Not merely the room itself, with its fresh muslin curtains and vases of flowers.
Susan Coolidge What Katy Did (1872)
Where these series succeed is not in the usual, trite history clips package - wet muslin dresses!
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She wore a loose dress... of the finest muslin, her slippers were made of blue satin worked with silver.
Linda Colley The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh: A Woman in World History (2007)

Word lists with
muslin

fabric

In other languages
muslin

British English: muslin NOUN
Muslin is very thin cotton cloth.
...white muslin curtains.
  • American English: muslin
  • Brazilian Portuguese: musselina
  • Chinese: 薄棉布
  • European Spanish: muselina
  • French: mousseline
  • German: Musselin
  • Italian: mussola
  • Japanese: モスリン
  • Korean: 모슬린
  • European Portuguese: musselina
  • Latin American Spanish: muselina

Chinese translation of 'muslin'

muslin

(ˈmʌzlɪn)

n (u)

  1. 平纹(紋)细(細)布(佈) (píngwén xìbù)
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