mousseline de laine

(muslin də lɛn)

(Textiles) a light woollen fabric

[literally: muslin of wool]

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delaine

References in classic literature

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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Like much of fashion, these mixed fabrics were called by a French name, mousseline de laine, which means wool muslin.

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