muslin

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Synonyms: maslin, meslin, mislin, muslim, mushin, mullin, mustin

Antonyms: maslin, meslin, mislin, muslim, mushin, mullin, mustin

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|textile}} Any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth.
2. {{lb|en|US}} Fabric made of cotton, flax ([[linen]]), hemp, or silk, finely or coarsely woven.
3. Any of a wide variety of tightly-woven thin fabrics, especially those used for [[bedlinen]]. <!--Its use for ''cotton'' is modern; the word ''linen'' in ''bedlinens'' [sic] is the clue.-->
4. {{lb|en|US}} Woven cotton or linen fabrics, especially when used for items other than [[garments]].
5. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[mock-up]] of a [[garment]] pattern made of inexpensive fabric for the purpose of optimizing its fit on the wearer, before the garment is produced in more expensive fabric.
6. Any of several different [[moth]]s, especially the {{vern|muslin moth}}, {{taxlink|Diaphora mendica|species}}.
7. Woman as sex object; [[prostitute]], as in ''a bit of muslin''.

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