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Where does “mousseline” come from?

mousseline (French) comes from Italian mussolina, from Italian Mussolo — Mosul.

mousseline (French): muslin; mousseline

Definitions

  1. muslin; mousseline

Ancestry of “mousseline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianmussolinaSynonym of mussola
2ItalianMussoloMosul

Words derived from “mousseline”

  • muslin
  • mousseline
  • muslined
  • muslinlike
  • musselinen
  • Musselin
  • 絹モスリン
  • モスリン
  • muszlin
  • muszlinok
  • muislín
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