Muslin \Mus"lin\, 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; as, shirting and sheeting muslins. In sheeting, muslin is not as finely woven as {percale}. [1913 Webster +PJC]
{Muslin cambric}. See {Cambric}.
{Muslin delaine}, a light woolen fabric for women's dresses. See {Delaine}. [Written also {mousseline de laine}.]
Opening with a gentle flurry of notes from the clarinet which is echoed first by Swallow and then by Bley, Giuffre barely leads this dreamy ensemble, with a sound which gives the impression of a reed wrapped in muslin.
Quickly removing the foil, he then pressed framed sheets of muslin over the fish, spreading the fabric with his hands or a roller.
When Ms. Rodas first bounced it around, the sack was made of white muslin.
'It can dry out whereas if there's more fat, say with a duck, it will be better.' Some cooks dress their turkey in a muslin vest soaked in butter before roasting.