mus‧lin /ˈmʌzlən, ˈmʌzlɪn/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: mousseline, from Arabic mawsiliy 'of Mosul, city in Iraq']
a very thin cotton cloth used for making dresses and curtains, especially in the past
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