Muslin
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A short encyclopedia entry defining muslin as a light, open-textured plain-woven cotton fabric of Oriental origin. It gives the word's etymology from Mosul, notes that the Indian market came to depend on English and French manufacture, and compares muslin with calico and gauze. It also mentions printed muslins and the coarser, heavier muslin sold for sheets and pillowcases.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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