muslin

sturdy cotton fabric
Not to be confused with:Muslim – a believer in Islam; also Moslem

mus·lin

M0498200 (mŭz′lĭn)n. Any of various sturdy cotton fabrics of plain weave.

[French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Mussolo, Mosul, Iraq, from Arabic (al-)Mawṣil, from mawṣil, place of joining, from waṣala, to join; see wṣl in Semitic roots.]

muslin

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

mus•lin

(ˈmʌz lɪn)

n. a plain-weave cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness, used esp. for sheets. [1600–10; < French mousseline < Italian mussolina=Mussol(o) Mosul, Iraq (where first made) + -ina -ine³]

Thesaurus

Noun

muslin - plain-woven cotton fabric cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"nainsook - a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babiesorgandie, organdy - a sheer stiff muslin

Translations

平纹细布平纹细布的

muslin

(ˈmazlin) noun, adjective (of) a type of fine soft cotton cloth. 平纹细布

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muslin,

general name for plain woven fine white cottons for domestic use. It is believed that muslins were first made at Mosul (now a city of Iraq). They were widely made in India, from where they were first imported to England in the late 17th cent. Early muslins were often woven or embroidered with gold. Swiss muslin is a modern crisp, semitransparent fabric, either dyed or white, and sometimes figured. Certain sheetings are known as muslins. Bookbinders' muslin, made in Scotland, is fine and crisp.

Muslin

a plain weave cotton or silk fabric. Cotton muslin is made from calico that has been bleached and has undergone minimal fabric finishing. It is used mainly for linens. Silk muslin is a fine transparent fabric made of single-thread, twisted natural silk; it is used for dresses and theatrical costumes.

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[′məz·lən] (textiles) A thin to coarse-textured plain-weave cotton.

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noun plain-woven cotton fabric

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