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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

"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 mousseline de soie

Literally, “muslin of silk”

Example Sentences

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

From A Royal Prisoner by Souvestre, Pierre

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 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 made from a material which fashion names mousseline de soie one year and something else another.

From Vision House by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

"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

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