messaline

[mes-uh-leen, mes-uh-leen]

noun

a thin, soft silk with a twill or satin weave.

Origin of messaline

Borrowed into English from French around 1905–10

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Examples from the Web for messaline

Historical Examples

It was of messaline silk of ivory whiteness and made with a short Empire waist and narrow, clinging skirt.
The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas
Margaret Vandercook
Dorothy smiled as she turned her back and folded the messaline dress, placing it carefully in her trunk.
Dorothy Dale in the City
Margaret Penrose
Mr. de Lara's latest production, 'Sanga' , does not seem to have sustained the promise of 'Messaline.'
The Opera
R.A. Streatfeild

British Dictionary definitions for messaline

messaline

noun

a light lustrous twilled-silk fabric

Word Origin

C20: from French, origin obscure

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Examples from the Web for messaline

Historical Examples

It was of messaline silk of ivory whiteness and made with a short Empire waist and narrow, clinging skirt.

Dorothy smiled as she turned her back and folded the messaline dress, placing it carefully in her trunk.

Mr. de Lara's latest production, 'Sanga' , does not seem to have sustained the promise of 'Messaline.'

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Word Origin

Origin of messaline