mousseline de laine
[ moos-leen duh-len ]
nounFrench.
a thin worsted fabric, often having a printed pattern.
Origin of mousseline de laine
1Literally, “muslin of wool”
- Also called muslin delaine.
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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
a light woollen fabric
Origin of mousseline de laine
1literally: muslin of wool
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