mousseline
English
Etymology
From French mousseline.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmuːsəliːn/, /ˈmuːsliːn/, /muːˈsliːn/
Noun
mousseline (countable and uncountable, plural mousselines)
- A very fine, semi-opaque fabric similar to muslin, typically made of silk, wool or cotton.
- A soft, light sweet or savoury mousse.
- A hollandaise sauce that has been made frothy with whipped cream or egg white, served mainly with fish or asparagus.
- A very thin glass for claret glasses.
French
Etymology
From Italian mussolina, from Mussolo (“Mosul”) in Northern Iraq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.slin/
Further reading
- “mousseline” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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