D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Muslin

/mŭz'-lən/ · Mus·lin · IPA /ˈmʌz.lɪn/
01 n. A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and sheeting muslins. …
  1. 1.
    A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and sheeting muslins. In sheeting, muslin is not as finely woven as percale.
Phrases & compounds
Muslin cambric — See Cambric.
Muslin delaine — a light woolen fabric for women's dresses. See Delaine.