tarlatan

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noun

A thin muslin with an open weave, once used for ballgowns etc.

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Meanings

nountarlatan (countable and uncountable, plural tarlatans)

plural tarlatans

  1. countableuncountableA thin muslin with an open weave, once used for ballgowns etc.

Origin

Probably from Milanese tarlantanna.

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APA

tarlatan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarlatan

MLA

“tarlatan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarlatan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tarlatan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarlatan.

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