mousseline de laine

[ moos-leen duh-len ]

nounFrench.
  1. a thin worsted fabric, often having a printed pattern.

Origin of mousseline de laine

1
Literally, “muslin of wool”

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How to use mousseline de laine in a sentence

  • “It is a mousseline-de-laine, if you chance to be acquainted with that material,” answered Janey.

    Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series | Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for mousseline de laine

mousseline de laine

/ French (muslin də lɛn) /


noun
  1. a light woollen fabric

Origin of mousseline de laine

1
literally: muslin of wool

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