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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMuslin
/ˈmʌz.lɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A lightweight, plain-weave cotton cloth of various qualities, used for garments, curtains, and filtering.
"The summer dress was crafted from a delicate, breathable white muslin." - 2
An inexpensive plain-weave cotton fabric used by fashion designers to make test garments before cutting expensive final materials.
"The designer adjusted the fit directly on the muslin mockup before sewing the silk gown."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the 17th-century French word mousseline, which comes from the Italian mussolina, ultimately originating from Mosul, an ancient city in modern-day Iraq where the fabric was first manufactured and exported to Europe. The term evolved to describe any lightweight, plain-weave cotton fabric widely used in dressmaking and cooking.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Muslin" is said worldwide
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mousseline
Transliteration: /mu.sə.lin/
"La robe est faite d'une mousseline légère."
Musselin
Transliteration: /ˈmʊsəlɪn/
"Das Hemd besteht aus feinem Musselin."
mussolina
Transliteration: /mus.soˈli.na/
"La tenda è fatta di leggera mussolina."
muselina
Transliteration: /mu.seˈli.na/
"El vestido está confeccionado con muselina fina."
musseline
Transliteration: /mu.seˈli.ni/
"A cortina de musseline deixava passar a luz suave."
मलमल
Transliteration: malmal
"यह साड़ी बहुत बारीक मलमल की बनी है।"
细棉布
Transliteration: xì miánbù
"这件衬衫是用轻薄的细棉布做的。"
머슬린
Transliteration: meoseullin
"가벼운 머슬린 소재로 만든 드레스입니다."
モスリン
Transliteration: mosurin
"そのドレスは薄手のモスリンで作られている。"
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