mousseline de laine

[ moos-leen duh len ]

noun

, French.

1. a thin worsted fabric, often having a printed pattern.

mousseline de laine

/ muslin də lɛn /

noun

1. a light woollen fabric

Word History and Origins

Origin of mousseline de laine¹

Literally, “muslin of wool”

Word History and Origins

Origin of mousseline de laine¹

literally: muslin of wool

Example Sentences

The best travelling-dresses are of merino, or alpaca; plain mousseline de laine, grey or brown linen; or strong India silk, senshaw for instance.

From Project Gutenberg

Some months afterwards, Mrs. Cheesham and her daughter Emily entered one of the extensive drapery warehouses of Edinburgh, to invest a portion of their capital in the purchase of a mousseline de laine.

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The robe was of mousseline de laine—a material which the manufacturers had not yet sent to the Paris markets; a delightful stuff which some months later was to have a wild success, a success which went further and lasted longer than most French fashions.

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The actual economy of mousseline de laine, which needs no washing, has since injured the sale of cotton fabrics enough to revolutionize the Rouen manufactories.

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