messaline
[ mes-uh-leen, mes-uh-leen ]
/ ˌmɛs əˈlin, ˈmɛs əˌlin /
noun
a thin, soft silk with a twill or satin weave.
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Origin of messaline
Borrowed into English from French around 1905–10
Words nearby messaline
message switching, message unit, messaging, Messalian, Messalina, messaline, messan, Messapian, Messapic, mess around, mess call
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Example sentences from the Web for messaline
Dorothy smiled as she turned her back and folded the messaline dress, placing it carefully in her trunk.
Dorothy Dale in the City|Margaret PenroseIt 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 VandercookMr. 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
/ (ˌmɛsəˈliːn, ˈmɛsəˌliːn) /
noun
a light lustrous twilled-silk fabric
Word Origin for messaline
C20: from French, origin obscure
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