messaline
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of messaline
Borrowed into English from French around 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The saleswoman came forward with a pale green messaline.
From Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's by John Goss
Julia Graham, a rather stout, pleasant-faced young woman in pink messaline, bowed to Miriam.
From Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
It was of messaline silk of ivory whiteness and made with a short Empire waist and narrow, clinging skirt.
From The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas by Margaret Vandercook
Mrs. Banks, a recent bride, was handsomely gowned in pink chiffon over messaline, and wore a unique necklace of nuggets which were gathered from her husband's mine near Iditarod, Alaska.
From The Rim of the Desert by Ada Woodruff Anderson
The gown may be of satin, crepe de chine, messaline, lace or chiffon, or of simple white organdie; all are appropriate for a church wedding.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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