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muslin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Muslin \Mus"lin\, n. [F. mousseline; cf It mussolino, mussolo Sp muselina all from Mussoul a city of Mesopotamia, Ar Mausil Syr. Mauzol Muzol Mosul, where it was first manufactured. Cf {Mull} a kind of cloth.] A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as shirting and sheeting muslins. {Muslin cambric}. See {Cambric}. {Muslin delaine}, a light woolen fabric for women's dresses. See {Delaine}. [Written also {mousseline de laine}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: muslin n : plain-woven cotton fabric
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