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muslin
mus·lin [ múzzlin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
thin cotton fabric: a thin plain-weave cotton cloth. Use: curtains, sheets, dresses.
[Early 17th century. Via French mousseline< Italian mussolina, < Arabic mawsiliy "of Mosul," city in Iraq]
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