English-Thai Dictionary

muslin

N ผ้าฝ้าย  sail pa-fai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MUSLIN

n.s as z. A sort of fine cotton cloth, which bears a downy knot on its surface.

 

MUSLIN

a.Made of muslin; as a muslin gown.

 

MUSLINET

n.A sort of coarse cotton cloth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MUSLIN

Mus "lin, n. Etym: [F. mousseline; cf. It. mussolino, mussolo, Sp. muselina; all from Mussoul a city of Mesopotamia, Ar. Mausil, Syr. Mauzol, Muzol, Mosul, where it was first manufactured. Cf. Mull a kind of cloth. ]

 

Defn: A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and sheeting muslins. Muslin cambric. See Cambric. -- Muslin delaine, a light woolen fabric for women's dresses. See Delaine. [Written also mousseline de laine. ]

 

MUSLINET

Mus `lin *et ", n. Etym: [F. mousselinette.]

 

Defn: A sort of coarse or light cotton cloth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

muslin

mus lin |ˈməzlən ˈməzlən | ▶noun lightweight cotton cloth in a plain weave: [ as modifier ] : a white muslin dress. DERIVATIVES mus lined |ˈməzlənd |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Mussolo ‘Mosul ’ (the name of the place of manufacture in Iraq ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

muslin

mus ¦lin |ˈmʌzlɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] lightweight cotton cloth in a plain weave. DERIVATIVES muslined adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Mussolo ‘Mosul ’ (see Mosul, where it was first manufactured ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

muslin

mus lin /mʌ́zlɪn /名詞 U 綿モスリン 〘薄い綿布で婦人服やカーテン用 〙; ｟米 ｠キャラコ .