/muz"lin/ , n.
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, esp. a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
[ 1600-10; mousseline mussolina, equiv. to Mussol ( o ) Mosul, Iraq (where first made) + -ina -INE 1 ]