bit of muslin

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bit of muslin

noun bits of muslin

archaic, offensive, slang Synonym of bit of skirt (“a sexually attractive woman”). She must have known that she was throwing her bonnet over the windmill, but for a girl like that to be a Nobleman's 'bit of muslin' is sometimes infinitely preferable to the stolid respectability of domestic service.
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@misc{bit_of_muslin_2026,
  title = {bit of muslin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bit%20of%20muslin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}