muslin

[muhz-lin]

noun

1. a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.

muslin

/ ˈmʌzlɪn /

noun

1. a fine plain-weave cotton fabric

Other Word Forms

• undermuslin noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of muslin¹

1600–10; < French mousseline < Italian mussolina, equivalent to Mussol ( o ) Mosul, Iraq (where first made) + -ina -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of muslin¹

C17: from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Arabic mawşilīy of Mosul, from Mawşil Mosul, Iraq, where it was first produced

Example Sentences

"As soon as we got to the bus, they bound our hands with some plastic material and covered our face with a black muslin cloth," he said.

From BBC

Once bound in muslin cloth and sealed with a layer of lard, Hafod is aged for 18 months.

From BBC

By using common materials like silk, canvas, and muslin, the researchers created noise-suppressing fabrics which would be practical to implement in real-world spaces.

From Science Daily

I quickly poured the gunpowder into a little muslin sack that the spicers used to package their goods for customers.

From Literature

And I once took a night class at Parsons School of Design, where, after working at The New York Times all day, I would drape muslin over dress forms.

From Seattle Times