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butter muslin
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noun Chiefly British.
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Origin of butter muslin
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby butter muslin
butterine, butter knife, Buttermere, buttermilk, buttermilk sky, butter muslin, butternut, butternut pumpkin, butternut squash, butterpaste, butter sauce
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British Dictionary definitions for butter muslin
butter muslin
noun
a fine loosely woven cotton material originally used for wrapping butter
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