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Meaning of bit of muslin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of bit of skirt (“a sexually attractive woman”).

archaic, offensive, slang

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

bit of rough bit of skirt bit of stuff bit on the side bit part bit plane

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