messaline
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of messaline
Borrowed into English from French around 1905–10
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Dorothy smiled as she turned her back and folded the messaline dress, placing it carefully in her trunk.
From Dorothy Dale in the City by Margaret Penrose
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
Corinna's Dorothy Dolores was donning a party dress of pink messaline with a panne velvet girdle.
From The Deaves Affair by Hulbert Footner
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
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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