muslin

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.

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[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

1.

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. 平紋細布 平纹细布