英和和英

別の表記

• malmal, mulmull

語源

Borrowed from Hindi मलमल (malmal).

名詞

mulmul (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 mulmuls)

1. A fine, soft muslin; mull. [from 17th c.]
   • 2012, Shefalee Vasudev, The Powder Room:

     His Anarkalis (yes, again), are made from 50 to 60 metres of crinkled mulmul in fascinating colours with finishing as luxurious inside as it is outside.

   • 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 329:

     She had worn a soft, sheer malmal sari to sleep in for the night. It clung to her body, enticing his eyes.