MUSLIN


Meaning of MUSLIN in English

■ noun lightweight cotton cloth in a plain weave.

Derivatives

~ed adjective

Origin

C17: from Fr. mousseline , from Ital. mussolina , from Mussolo 'Mosul' (the place in Iraq where it was first manufactured).

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