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tarlatan

tarlatan noun: a thin muslin with an open weave, once used for ballgowns etc.

Noun

tarlatan (countable and uncountable, plural tarlatans)

  1. A thin muslin with an open weave, once used for ballgowns etc.

Forms of tarlatan

pluraltarlatans

Origin of tarlatan

Probably from Milanese tarlantanna.

Questions about tarlatan

What does tarlatan mean?
Tarlatan means a thin muslin with an open weave, once used for ballgowns etc.
What part of speech is tarlatan?
Tarlatan is a noun.
What is the plural of tarlatan?
The plural of tarlatan is tarlatans.

Words near tarlatan in the dictionary

  1. Tarkovskyan
  2. Tarkwa
  3. Tarlac
  4. Tarlac City
  5. tarlatamab
  6. tarlatan
  7. tarlataned
  8. tarlatans
  9. tarlaton
  10. tarlatons
  11. tarletan

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