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Strain the mixture through a very fine sieve or muslin to remove any solid coffee particles.—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026 Then a skinny young boy who had endured his country’s food rationing, Thomas discovered the source of the pleasant smell was wrapped in muslin.—Jeremy Redmon, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026 Some properties, like the three-bedroom Macaroni Beach House, channel a breezy, beach aesthetic (think teak four-poster beds with white muslin curtains).—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026 The touches of personal embroidery on little muslin handkerchiefs and the ‘ghost’ handbags were a clever touch.—Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for muslin
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Etymology
French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Arabic mawṣilī of Mosul, from al-Mawṣil Mosul, Iraq