Muslin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various sturdy cotton fabrics of plain weave, used especially for sheets.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth.
  • n. Fabric made of cotton, flax (linen), hemp, or silk, finely or coarsely woven.
  • n. A term used for a wide variety of tightly-woven thin fabrics, especially those used for bedlinen. (US) Woven cotton or linen fabrics, especially when used for items other than garments.
  • n. A dressmaker's pattern made from inexpensive cloth for fitting.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods. In sheeting, muslin is not as finely woven as percale.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Cotton cloth of different kinds finely made and finished for wearing-apparel, the term being used variously at different times and places.
  • n. A material somewhat stouter than India muslin, used for women's dresses, plain or printed with colored patterns, or having a slight dotted pattern woven in the stuff. Also jaconet and organdie, according to its fineness.
  • n. In some parts of the United States, cotton cloth used for shirts, other articles of wearing-apparel, bedding, etc.
  • n. One of several different moths: a collectors' name.
  • n. Muslin with figures printed in color on it.
  • Made of muslin: as, a muslin dress.
  • n. A general term for a vessel's Canvas.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. plain-woven cotton fabric
  • Antonym
    percale   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cloth    fabric    material    textile   
    Hyponym
    organdie    organdy    nainsook   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gauze    linen    flannel    calico    damask    cotton    tulle    chiffon    cambric    woolen