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book muslin en · NOUN
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(countable, historical, uncountable) A kind of fine muslin sold folded in a book-like manner and used for women's clothing.
She lies wrapped in a book muslin bedgown, a chambray gauze shift, and a french net nightcap.
1793, Jane Austen, “A beautiful description of the different effects of Sensibility on different Minds”, in Juvenilia:
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(countable, uncountable) A type of muslin used to reinforce the backbone construction of a book.
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