Etymology

mousseline

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Today it means: A very fine, semi-opaque fabric similar to muslin, typically made of silk, wool or cotton. Full definition →

French mousseline
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  1. French · derived frommousseline
  2. English todaymousseline

From French mousseline. Doublet of muslin.

Words from the same roots

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muslin

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