mousseline de soie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mousseline de soie
Literally, “muslin of silk”
Example Sentences
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The bodice and skirt of red accordion, pleated mousseline de soie, the petals of the flower and belt in bright red silk.
From The Evolution of Fashion by Gardiner, Florence Mary
The textures most in vogue are light silks, taffetas, barèges, mousseline de soie, valencias, plain and printed cambric muslins, jaconets, &c.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 by Various
“A wrap made of passementerie and jet, with a mousseline de soie ruche about the neck held by a chou, would make it fascinating.”
From The Pursuit of the House-Boat Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. by Bangs, John Kendrick
It was of mousseline de soie, trimmed with English point.
From A Royal Prisoner by Souvestre, Pierre
At this moment my wife appeared, looking particularly charming in a mousseline de soie aux fines herbes—anglicé, a sprigged muslin.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 26, 1917 by Various
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