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Drape a large piece of natural material - burlap, cotton bed sheet, or muslin fabric over the top of the stakes and around the sides of the shrub securing it with ties or weights.—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024 Wrap yourself in the cozy comfort of the muslin throw blanket.—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024 Ten years later, Chloe Sevigny donned a choppy peroxide wig, a partial suit of armor and a white muslin peasant dress for her Joan of Arc Halloween costume.—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024 Sweet Dolphin Muslin Burp Cloths, 12-pack These lightweight muslin burp cloths are nearly 60% off right now at Amazon.—Terri Peters, Parents, 4 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for muslin
Word History
Etymology
French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Arabic mawṣilī of Mosul, from al-Mawṣil Mosul, Iraq
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