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messaline

American  
[mes-uh-leen, mes-uh-leen] / ˌmɛs əˈlin, ˈmɛs əˌlin /

noun

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

messaline British  
/ ˌmɛsəˈliːn, ˈmɛsəˌliːn /

noun

  1. a light lustrous twilled-silk fabric

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of messaline

Borrowed into English from French around 1905–10

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