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mousseline de soie

American  
[moos-leen duh swah] / mus lin də ˈswɑ /

noun

French.
  1. a thin, stiff silk or rayon fabric.


mousseline de soie British  
/ muslin də swa /

noun

  1. a thin gauzelike fabric of silk or rayon

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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

"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 by Bangs, John Kendrick

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

"Nothing can be prettier than your white mousseline de soie with the tartan trimming."

From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Reade, Charles

It was of mousseline de soie, trimmed with English point.

From A Royal Prisoner by Souvestre, Pierre