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See also:MUSLIN (through Fr. mousseline from It. mussolino, diminutive of Mussolo, i.e. the See also:town See also:Mosul in See also:Kurdistan) a See also:light See also:cotton See also:cloth said to have been first made at Mosul, a See also:city of See also:Mesopotamia. Muslins have been largely made in various parts of See also:India, whence they were imported to See also:England towards the endof the 17th See also:century. Some of these See also:Indian muslin were very See also:fine and costly. Among the specialties are Arni muslin, made in the See also:Madras See also:presidency, and See also:Dacca muslin, made at Dacca in See also:Bengal. Muslin of many kinds are now made in See also:Europe and See also:America, and the name is applied to both See also:plain and See also:fancy cloths, and to printed calicoes of light texture. Swiss muslin is a light variety, See also:woven in stripes or figures, originally made in See also:Switzerland. See also:Book muslin is made in See also:Scotland from very fine yarns. Mulls, jaconets, lenos, and other cloths exported to the See also:East and elsewhere are sometimes described as muslins. Muslin is used for dresses, blinds, curtains, &c. End of Article: MUSLIN (through Fr. mousseline from It. mussolino, diminutive of Mussolo, i.e. the town Mosul in Kurdistan)Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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