the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A kind of fabric for women's dresses.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A light textile fabric, originally of wool, afterward more commonly of mixed materials, and frequently printed. See muslin-de-laine.
Word Usage
"Smoothing it carefully down in front, Martha was disappointed to see that it did not reach nearly so far over the brown delaine dress as she had expected."