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muslin

Pronunciation: /ˈmʌzlɪn/
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Definition of muslin

noun

[mass noun]
  • lightweight cotton cloth in a plain weave: she folded the dress in layers of clean muslin [as modifier]:strain the fruit pulp through a muslin cloth

Derivatives

muslined

adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Mussolo 'Mosul' (see Mosul, where it was first manufactured)

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