muslin in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

muslin in the PONS Dictionary

muslin Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a muslin dress
une robe en mousseline
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Images are projected onto a white muslin screen known as the "ayna" (mirror).
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It consists of sugared mango pulp, which is passed through muslin to remove fibrous strands of the fruit.
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Each piece of scenery had to have a muslin case for shipping, keeping the finish from marking and affecting the other pieces of scenery.
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The sewer cuts muslin pieces using the same method that they will use for the actual garment, according to a pattern.
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Down stairs are long, cool-looking parlors, simply and tastefully furnished, with muslin curtains at the many windows looking out on the wide piazza.
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In this context, muslin has become the generic term for a test or fitting garment, regardless of what it's made from.
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The skin of this form of tofu has the pattern of the muslin used to drain and press it.
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The muslins carried very fine floral work of different colors and were compared to the slough of the cobra and the cloud of steam.
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When buffalo became scarce, keepers resorted to using muslin, linen, or paper.
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It was the seat of the largest weaving colony in the province, and manufactured both coarse cloth and fine muslin.
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