n.
n. direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.
n. A sort of breeches. [ Obs. ] Chaucer.
n. (Naut.) A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called also
a. Same as Housling. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. ] Muslin. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mousseline de laine [ F., muslin of wool. ]
Mousseline glass,
‖ [ F. ] A soft thin silk fabric with a weave like that of muslin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. An infant considered in relation to its nurse.
n. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance which is obtained indirectly from the root of an umbelliferous plant (Imperatoria Oreoselinum), and yields resorcin on decomposition. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels.
n. [ Said by the manufacturer to be derived from G. wasser water + Gr.
n. One who pretends to be wise; a wiseacre; a witling. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]