mousseline de laine
/ˌmuːsəliːn dɪ ˈlɛn/ /ˌmuːsəliːn dɪ ˈleɪn/Now rare
noun
A fine dress material printed with varied patterns, originally made entirely of wool, but later chiefly of wool and cotton.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Court Magazine. From French mousseline de laine from mousseline + de + laine wool.
- not bear thinking about
- not before time
- not be fussy
- not-being
- (not) be myself
- not be oneself
- (not) be ourselves
- not be someone's first rodeo (or not be someone's first time at the rodeo)
- not best pleased
- (not) be themselves
- not be worth a damn
- (not) be yourself
- not blink an eye
- not breathe a word
- not but what
- not by a long chalk
- (not) by a long shot
- not care (or give) a hang
- not care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots)
- not care (or give) a straw (or two straws)
- notch
- notch baby
- notchback
- notch bar test
- notch-brittle