Meanings
nounbit of muslin (plural bits of muslin)
plural bits of muslin
- archaicoffensiveslangSynonym of bit of skirt (“a sexually attractive woman”).
She must have known that she was throwing her bonnet over the windmill, but for a girl like that to be a Nobleman's 'bit of muslin' is sometimes infinitely preferable to the stolid respectability of domestic service.
1949, Barbara Cartland, Hazard of HeartsSynonyms: bit of skirt
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of bit of skirt (“a sexually attractive woman”).
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bit of muslin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit%20of%20muslin
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“bit of muslin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit%20of%20muslin. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bit of muslin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit%20of%20muslin.
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