muslin
[ muhz-lin ]
/ ˈmʌz 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 of muslin
1600–10; < French
mousseline < Italian
mussolina, equivalent to
Mussol(o) Mosul, Iraq (where first made) +
-ina
-ine1
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British Dictionary definitions for muslin
muslin
/ (ˈmʌzlɪn) /
noun
a fine plain-weave cotton fabric
Word Origin for muslin
C17: from French
mousseline, from Italian
mussolina, from Arabic
mawşilīy of Mosul, from
Mawşil Mosul, Iraq, where it was first produced