mulmul

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noun

A fine, soft muslin; mull.

OriginHindi मलमल →
First used 17th c.Scrabble 10
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Meanings

nounmulmul (countable and uncountable, plural mulmuls)

plural mulmuls · alternative malmal · alternative mulmull

  1. countableuncountableA fine, soft muslin; mull.First known use 17th c.

    She had worn a soft, sheer malmal sari to sleep in for the night. It clung to her body, enticing his eyes.

    2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 329
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    His Anarkalis (yes, again), are made from 50 to 60 metres of crinkled mulmul in fascinating colours with finishing as luxurious inside as it is outside.

    2012, Shefalee Vasudev, The Powder Room

Origin

  1. Hindiमलमल
  2. Englishmulmul

Borrowed from Hindi मलमल (malmal).

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APA

mulmul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulmul

MLA

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Chicago

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