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Bartlett’s character is like a rock slab, a vestige of an ancient religion, brought to life in overlapping strips of muslin, linen, and leather in shades of dove, cream, gray, and pale blue, with his hood pulled tight around his face and his hands wrapped in mittens.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026 Choose a spare sock and loop it at the end to secure, or choose a breathable piece of fabric such as cheesecloth or muslin to wrap around the bar soap.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026 Wollstonecraft wears her heart on her simple muslin sleeve.—Literary Hub,
8 June 2026 The trompe l’oeil jeans were in fact made from silk muslin and printed with a faux denim effect.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for muslin
Word History
Etymology
French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Arabic mawṣilī of Mosul, from al-Mawṣil Mosul, Iraq