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bits of muslin

bits of muslin is the plural of bit of muslin.

Meaning of bit of muslin

Noun

bit of muslin (plural bits of muslin)

  1. (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.1949, Barbara Cartland, Hazard of Hearts
    Synonyms:
    bit of skirt

Questions about bits of muslin

What is bits of muslin the plural of?
Bits of muslin is the plural of bit of muslin.

Words near bits of muslin in the dictionary

  1. bits and pieces
  2. bits of alright
  3. bits of crumpet
  4. bits of fluff
  5. bits of homework
  6. bits of muslin
  7. bits of rough
  8. bits of skirt
  9. bits of stuff
  10. bits on the side
  11. bitsa

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