mussolo

Updated: May 14, 2025

Another fine material of this kind, muslin, takes its name from Mussolo, a town in Mesopotamia, from which this kind of material first came. Another commoner kind of stuff is fustian, made of cotton, but thick, with a short nap, and generally dyed a dark colour.

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