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messaline

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mes⋅sa⋅line

  [mes-uh-leen, mes-uh-leen]
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–noun
a thin, soft silk with a twill or satin weave.
Origin:
1905–10; < F
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mes·sa·line   (měs'ə-lēn')   
n.  A lightweight, soft, shiny silk cloth with a twilled or satin weave.

[French, from Messaline, Messalina.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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