muslin kail

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noun Scot.

barley broth or barley and vegetable soup.

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Origin of muslin kail

1775–85; muslin (perhaps in the sense “thin”)

From the Muslin Disease to chopines and fashion braces, a look at the deadliest fashion trends throughout history.
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Lyall provided the supporting structure, employing quarter-inch nylon boning sheathed in muslin to facilitate sewing.
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The few who caught a glimpse of her in the white muslin dress “thought she looked like a snowdrop,” Barker notes.
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Fourteen-inch waists and mercury-eaten complexions for the Elizabethans, pthisis- inducing sponged muslin for Romantic groupies.
What's Wrong With Skinny?|Lisa Hilton|February 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The windows and dressing-table were covered with white muslin, and there was a canopy of the same above the little brass bedstead.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The string of pearls was coiled up in the midst of the roll of soiled muslin and the badge was pinned to one of the folds.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Directly opposite was the house of Honey-Bee, a house or rather a cottage of one room all hung with white muslin.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
Separate the cream by straining through muslin, and shake out as much water as possible.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Strain the whole through very fine muslin, and add the essential oils, previously mixed with the spirit.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley