mousseline de laine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mousseline de laine
Literally, “muslin of wool”
Example Sentences
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The actual economy of mousseline de laine, which needs no washing, has since injured the sale of cotton fabrics enough to revolutionize the Rouen manufactories.
From Bureaucracy by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
The best travelling-dresses are of merino, or alpaca; plain mousseline de laine, grey or brown linen; or strong India silk, senshaw for instance.
From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza
Some months afterwards, Mrs. Cheesham and her daughter Emily entered one of the extensive drapery warehouses of Edinburgh, to invest a portion of their capital in the purchase of a mousseline de laine.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various
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