messaline
[ mes-uh-leen, mes-uh-leen ]
/ ˌmɛs əˈlin, ˈmɛs əˌlin /
noun
a thin, soft silk with a twill or satin weave.
Origin of messaline
Borrowed into English from French around 1905–10
Words nearby messaline
message unit,
messager,
messaging,
messalian,
messalina,
messaline,
messan,
messapian,
messapic,
messed up,
messeigneurs
Example sentences from the Web for messaline
Dorothy smiled as she turned her back and folded the messaline dress, placing it carefully in her trunk.
Dorothy Dale in the City |Margaret PenroseIt was of messaline silk of ivory whiteness and made with a short Empire waist and narrow, clinging skirt.
The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas |Margaret VandercookMr. de Lara's latest production, 'Sanga' , does not seem to have sustained the promise of 'Messaline.'
The Opera |R.A. Streatfeild
British Dictionary definitions for messaline
messaline
/ (ˌmɛsəˈliːn, ˈmɛsəˌliːn) /
noun
a light lustrous twilled-silk fabric
Word Origin for messaline
C20: from French, origin obscure