muslin delaine

noun

1. mousseline de laine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of muslin delaine¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

All wool challis does not differ essentially from the old-fashioned muslin delaine.

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She forgot to swing her muslin delaine skirts gracefully, and flounced along hitting the dusty meadowsweet bushes.

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She tore a three-cornered place in her best muslin delaine, getting over the wall.

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