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Mosul
36.3350°N 43.1189°E · Q127430768
2 English words in this atlas trace back to Mosul. It sits in Iraq.
muslinnoun · 17th century
Well attestedThe cotton is named for Mosul.
European traders associated a fine cotton with Mosul in present-day Iraq. Italian mussolo and French mousseline carried the city into English as muslin.
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mousselinenoun · 17th century
Well attestedThe French cousin of muslin, from the same Iraqi city.
French mousseline and English muslin both go back to Mosul. The culinary sense borrows the fabric's lightness.
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