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muslin

/ˈmʌzlɪn/noun

उच्चारण मज़्लिन

मलमल

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noun
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    [U]

    a type of fine thin cotton cloth, used for making clothes, for covering food and for straining liquids

    मलमल

    • Dhaka was once famous all over the world for its fine muslin.
    • Strain the paneer through a piece of muslin.
⌂Word origin and word building

From the city of Mosul in Iraq, through Italian and French.

यह शब्द इराक़ के शहर Mosul से, Italian और French के माध्यम से आया है।

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General knowledge

The very fine muslin woven in Dhaka in Bengal was famous across the world in the Mughal period.

बंगाल के ढाका में बुनी जाने वाली अत्यंत महीन मलमल मुगल काल में पूरे विश्व में प्रसिद्ध थी।