messaline

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messaline

(ˌmɛsəˈliːn; ˈmɛsəˌliːn) n (Textiles) a light lustrous twilled-silk fabric[C20: from French, origin obscure]

mes•sa•line

(ˌmɛs əˈlin, ˈmɛs əˌlin)

n. a thin, soft, satin-weave silk, used for dresses, undergarments, etc. [1905–10; < French, appar. after Messaline Messalina]