muslin

[ muhz-lin ]

/ ˈmʌz lɪn /

noun

a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.

Origin of muslin

1600–10; <French mousseline<Italian mussolina, equivalent to Mussol(o) Mosul, Iraq (where first made) + -ina-ine¹

OTHER WORDS FROM muslin

un·der·mus·lin, noun

Words nearby muslin

Muslim, Muslim Brothers, Society of the, Muslim calendar, Muslim Era, Muslims, Shi'ite and Sunni, muslin, muslin delaine, muslin kail, Mus.M., musnud, muso

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Example sentences from the Web for muslin

From the Muslin Disease to chopines and fashion braces, a look at the deadliest fashion trends throughout history.
Corsets, Muslin Disease, and More of the Deadly Fashion Trends|The Fashion Beast Team|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lyall provided the supporting structure, employing quarter-inch nylon boning sheathed in muslin to facilitate sewing.
Big Bird’s Big Gay Love Story: From Birth to the 2012 Presidential Race|Michael Daly|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It can be covered with wire netting, cheese cloth or muslin.
Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis :|Various
Perhaps I may wear a muslin to-morrow; I have an Indian one.
Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances|Juliana Horatia Ewing

She was lying upon the bed, half veiled by the muslin curtains, breathing tranquilly as an infant in its mother's bosom.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848|Various
He touched the muslin on her lap diffidently—it was on her lap.
Cynthia|Leonard Merrick
She uttered a little cry of dismay as a stray branch caught in her muslin skirts.
An Alabaster Box|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Florence Morse Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for muslin

muslin

/ (ˈmʌzlɪn) /

noun

a fine plain-weave cotton fabric

Word Origin for muslin

C17: from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Arabic mawşilīy of Mosul, from Mawşil Mosul, Iraq, where it was first produced

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单词	muslin
释义	muslin [ muhz-lin ] / ˈmʌz lɪn / noun a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes. Origin of muslin 1600–10; <French mousseline<Italian mussolina, equivalent to Mussol(o) Mosul, Iraq (where first made) + -ina-ine¹ OTHER WORDS FROM muslin un·der·mus·lin, noun Words nearby muslin Muslim, Muslim Brothers, Society of the, Muslim calendar, Muslim Era, Muslims, Shi'ite and Sunni, muslin, muslin delaine, muslin kail, Mus.M., musnud, muso Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for muslin From the Muslin Disease to chopines and fashion braces, a look at the deadliest fashion trends throughout history. Corsets, Muslin Disease, and More of the Deadly Fashion Trends\|The Fashion Beast Team\|April 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Lyall provided the supporting structure, employing quarter-inch nylon boning sheathed in muslin to facilitate sewing. Big Bird’s Big Gay Love Story: From Birth to the 2012 Presidential Race\|Michael Daly\|October 10, 2012\|DAILY BEAST It can be covered with wire netting, cheese cloth or muslin. Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis :\|Various Perhaps I may wear a muslin to-morrow; I have an Indian one. Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances\|Juliana Horatia Ewing She was lying upon the bed, half veiled by the muslin curtains, breathing tranquilly as an infant in its mother's bosom. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848\|Various He touched the muslin on her lap diffidently—it was on her lap. Cynthia\|Leonard Merrick She uttered a little cry of dismay as a stray branch caught in her muslin skirts. An Alabaster Box\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Florence Morse Kingsley British Dictionary definitions for muslin muslin / (ˈmʌzlɪn) / noun a fine plain-weave cotton fabric Word Origin for muslin C17: from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Arabic mawşilīy of Mosul, from Mawşil Mosul, Iraq, where it was first produced Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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