mousseline

English

Etymology

From French mousseline. Doublet of muslin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːsəliːn/, /ˈmuːsliːn/, /muːˈsliːn/

Noun

mousseline (countable and uncountable, plural mousselines)

1. A very fine, semi-opaque fabric similar to muslin, typically made of silk, wool or cotton.
2. A soft, light sweet or savoury mousse.
3. A hollandaise sauce that has been made frothy with whipped cream or egg white, served mainly with fish or asparagus.
4. A very thin glass for claret glasses.

Related terms

• mousseline de laine

French

Etymology

From Italian mussolina, from Mussolo (“Mosul”) in Northern Iraq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.slin/

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Noun

mousseline f (plural mousselines)

1. muslin
2. mousseline

Descendants

• → English: muslin
• → German: Musselin
• → Japanese: モスリン (mosurin), 毛斯綸 (mosurin)
• → Polish: muślin
• → Portuguese: musselina

Further reading

• “mousseline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.