muslin
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lɪn noun
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
Origin:
1600–10; < French mousseline < Italian mussolina, equivalent to Mussol(o) Mosul, Iraq (where first made) + -ina -ine1
1600–10; < French mousseline < Italian mussolina, equivalent to Mussol(o) Mosul, Iraq (where first made) + -ina -ine1
Related forms
un·der·mus·lin, noun
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| —n | |
| a fine plain-weave cotton fabric | |
| [C17: from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Arabic mawşilīy of Mosul, from Mawşil Mosul, Iraq, where it was first produced] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
muslin
1609, "delicately woven cotton fabric," from Fr. mousseline, from It. mussolina, from Mussolo "Mosul," city in northern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) where muslin was made, from Arabic al-Mawsul, lit. "the joined," a reference to the bridge and ford over the Tigris here. Like many fabric names, it has changed
meaning over the years, in this case from luxurious to commonplace. In 13c. O.Fr., mosulin meant "cloth of silk and gold." The meaning "everyday cotton fabric for shirts, bedding, etc." is U.S., 1872.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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muslin
plain-woven cotton fabric made in various weights. The better qualities of muslin are fine and smooth in texture and are woven from evenly spun warps and wefts, or fillings. They are given a soft finish, bleached or piece-dyed, and are sometimes patterned in the loom or printed. The coarser varieties are often of irregular yarns and textures, bleached, unbleached, or piece-dyed and are generally finished by the application of sizing. Grades of muslin are known by such names as book, mull, swiss, and sheeting.
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Example sentences
He left some meat exposed and other pieces under muslin.
Her muslin cap, without spot and covered with embroidery, had lappets trimmed with lace.
Strain the infusion with a tea strainer, sieve or muslin cloth and discard the herb parts.
Many ordinary school rooms were adapted for open air use by leaving the windows opened and fitting them with muslin screens.
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