Well attestedNamed through a historical place-name
mousseline
noun · first attested 17th century
The French cousin of muslin, from the same Iraqi city.
A fine sheer fabric; a sauce lightened with cream.
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- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 17th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Mosul
- In English
mousseline
French mousseline and English muslin both go back to Mosul. The culinary sense borrows the fabric's lightness.
Also pinned to Mosul
1 more from the same place
Iraq
All 6 entries 4 more words from Iraq
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