muslin

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Any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth.
(RQ:Thackeray Vanity Fair) my pupils leave off their thick shoes and tight old tartan pelisses, and wear silk stockings and muslin frocks, as fashionable baronets' daughters should.|11
{{quote-book|en|year=1875|author=Edward H. Knight|title=Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary|volume=2|page=1502
(RQ:Weyman Chippinge Borough)
Fabric made of cotton, flax (linen), hemp, or silk, finely or coarsely woven.
(quote-book)
Any of a wide variety of tightly-woven thin fabrics, especially those used for bedlinen.
Woven cotton or linen fabrics, especially when used for items other than garments.
A dressmaker's pattern made from inexpensive cloth for fitting.
Any of several different moths, especially the (vern), (taxlink).
Woman as sex object; prostitute, as in ''a bit of muslin''.
(RQ:Thackeray Pendennis)
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