See Book muslin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. mousseline; cf. It. mussolino, mussolo, Sp. muselina; all from Mussoul a city of Mesopotamia, Ar. Mausil, Syr. Mauzol, Muzol, Mosul, where it was first manufactured. Cf. Mull a kind of cloth. ] A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods;
Muslin cambric.
Muslin delaine,
n. [ F. mousselinette. ] A sort of coarse or light cotton cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]