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The work on muslin was by Standing Bear, a Minneconjou Lakota artist who had fought in the battle as a teenager, and recreated it more than four decades later.
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New York Times,
28 June 2026
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.
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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.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026
Wollstonecraft wears her heart on her simple muslin sleeve.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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New York Times,
28 June 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for muslin
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“Muslin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muslin. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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muslin
noun
mus·lin
ˈməz-lən 
: a cotton fabric of plain weave
Etymology
from French mousseline "muslin," derived from Arabic mawṣilī "of Mosul (a city in Iraq)"
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