--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 52 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/52/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 52 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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tradition, meaning 1:* A person who complains in a low, grumbling way.[↗](../../murmurer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **murmuring** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Saying something quietly and softly, so it is hard to hear.[↗](../../murmuring/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Making a low, soft, continuous sound, like a stream, bees or the wind in leaves.[↗](../../murmuring/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) Murmurings are quiet complaints or rumours: «murmurings of unhappiness».[↗](../../murmuring/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The murmuring stream sent me to sleep.[↗](../../murmuring/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We could hear voices murmuring behind the door.[↗](../../murmuring/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees were murmuring in the lavender.[↗](../../murmuring/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There were murmurings in class when the trip was cancelled.[↗](../../murmuring/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The river went on murmuring through the night.[↗](../../murmuring/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum sat murmuring a lullaby to the baby.[↗](../../murmuring/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd was murmuring before the show began.[↗](../../murmuring/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The faint sound of murmuring people was in the air.[↗](../../murmuring/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 'I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel.[↗](../../murmuring/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.16.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../murmuring/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · 'How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, that keep murmuring against Me?[↗](../../murmuring/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.14.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../murmuring/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they keep murmuring against Me.[↗](../../murmuring/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.14.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../murmuring/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **murrain** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A deadly disease of cattle and farm animals.[↗](../../murrain/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* A deadly disease that kills cattle and other farm animals.[↗](../../murrain/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks; there shall be a very grievous murrain.[↗](../../murrain/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.9.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../murrain/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks; there shall be a very grievous murrain.[↗](../../murrain/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.9.3, JPS 1917) · Perchance thou hast watered them with foul water, so that their blood is stagnant, and their flesh inflamed?"--"The murrain take 'em if I know thy meaning!" cried the poor brother.[↗](../../murrain/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) **muscat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Muscat is the capital city of Oman, a country on the Arabian Peninsula, on the Gulf of Oman.[↗](../../muscat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A muscat is a kind of sweet grape with a musky, flowery flavour, used for eating, raisins and sweet wine.[↗](../../muscat/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Muscat is the capital of Oman.[↗](../../muscat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old forts of Muscat guard the harbour.[↗](../../muscat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Muscat grapes taste sweet and flowery.[↗](../../muscat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dried muscat grapes make big juicy raisins.[↗](../../muscat/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ships from Muscat sailed to India and Zanzibar.[↗](../../muscat/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We flew to Muscat on holiday.[↗](../../muscat/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **muscle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A part of the body made of stretchy tissue that tightens and relaxes to make bones and parts of the body move.[↗](../../muscle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Strength: «It takes muscle to lift that».[↗](../../muscle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Muscles help you move your bones.[↗](../../muscle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Your heart is a muscle.[↗](../../muscle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I pulled a muscle playing football.[↗](../../muscle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Exercise makes your muscles stronger.[↗](../../muscle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The biceps muscle bends your arm.[↗](../../muscle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Stretch your muscles after running.[↗](../../muscle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He has strong leg muscles from cycling.[↗](../../muscle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · You use muscles in your face to smile.[↗](../../muscle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · After an hour he began to move, muscle by muscle, toward the jar.[↗](../../muscle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **muscular** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Muscular means having big, strong muscles.[↗](../../muscular/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Muscular means to do with the muscles of the body: «muscular pain», «the muscular system».[↗](../../muscular/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The weightlifter had muscular arms.[↗](../../muscular/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The muscular system and the skeleton work together to move us.[↗](../../muscular/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A horse has strong muscular legs.[↗](../../muscular/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Swimming makes your back more muscular.[↗](../../muscular/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood.[↗](../../muscular/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He felt muscular pain after the long run.[↗](../../muscular/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He had strong muscular power, as could be seen when he leapt from rock to rock.[↗](../../muscular/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **musculature** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, science) All the muscles of a body or of one part of the body, and the way they are arranged.[↗](../../musculature/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The musculature of a cheetah is built for speed.[↗](../../musculature/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The poster showed the musculature of the human arm.[↗](../../musculature/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gymnasts develop strong upper-body musculature.[↗](../../musculature/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The artist studied horse musculature to paint them well.[↗](../../musculature/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A snake's musculature lets it move without legs.[↗](../../musculature/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor checked the musculature of his injured shoulder.[↗](../../musculature/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our heart's musculature never rests.[↗](../../musculature/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **muse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To muse is to think quietly and slowly about something.[↗](../../muse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A muse is one of the nine goddesses of the arts in Greek myth, such as the muse of Tragedy.[↗](../../muse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A muse can also be a person or thing that gives an artist ideas.[↗](../../muse/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* MELPOMENE is the muse of Tragedy.[↗](../../muse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fionn mused for a long time before he answered.[↗](../../muse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The poet asked the muse for help.[↗](../../muse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I will meditate also upon all Thy work, and muse on Thy doings.'[↗](../../muse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.77.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../muse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · When I think thereon, O God, I must moan; when I muse thereon, my spirit fainteth.[↗](../../muse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.77.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../muse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy heart shall muse on the terror: 'Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed?[↗](../../muse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.33.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../muse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **museum** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A museum is a building where people go to look at old, rare or interesting things, like dinosaur bones, paintings or machines.[↗](../../museum/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* There are museums of history, art, science, natural history and even toys.[↗](../../museum/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 120 people visited the museum.[↗](../../museum/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A ticket to the museum costs 6 dollars.[↗](../../museum/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum has 8 rooms.[↗](../../museum/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The class went to the museum.[↗](../../museum/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a dinosaur skeleton at the museum.[↗](../../museum/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Please don't touch the paintings in the museum.[↗](../../museum/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Entry to many museums in London is free.[↗](../../museum/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The science museum has a hands-on room for children.[↗](../../museum/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "That is most likely a museum of art," thought he, "and they have forgotten to take down the sign."[↗](../../museum/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · A MSS. copy dated 1719, in the British Museum.[↗](../../museum/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../museum/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · I add here the full titles of the three Latin versions; they are all to be found in the British Museum Library.[↗](../../museum/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../museum/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · I add here the full titles of the three Latin versions ; they are all to be found in the British Museum Library.[↗](../../museum/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../museum/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **mush** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A soft, wet, squashed mass of something, like overcooked food.[↗](../../mush/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Silly, soppy talk or writing about love.[↗](../../mush/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (interjection) A shout telling sled dogs to start or go faster; (verb) to travel with a dog sled.[↗](../../mush/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK slang, old-fashioned) A way of calling a man, like "mate"; also slang for a person's face or mouth, as in "Shut your mush".[↗](../../mush/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The peas were boiled so long they turned to mush.[↗](../../mush/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After the exam my brain felt like mush.[↗](../../mush/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The banana at the bottom of my bag was mush.[↗](../../mush/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · "Mush!" shouted the musher, and the huskies ran.[↗](../../mush/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They mushed across the snow for three days.[↗](../../mush/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The film was all romantic mush.[↗](../../mush/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Oi, mush, you dropped your wallet!"[↗](../../mush/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (UK slang)[↗](../../mush/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mushroom** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mushroom is a fungus with a stalk and a round cap; some kinds are eaten as food.[↗](../../mushroom/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To mushroom means to grow or spread very fast.[↗](../../mushroom/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* New houses mushroomed in the town.[↗](../../mushroom/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A mushroom can also be a round, mushroom-shaped stopper, used to plug a hole.[↗](../../mushroom/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had mushroom soup for lunch.[↗](../../mushroom/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never pick and eat wild mushrooms.[↗](../../mushroom/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mushrooms grow in damp, dark places.[↗](../../mushroom/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A mushroom is a kind of fungus.[↗](../../mushroom/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some mushrooms are poisonous.[↗](../../mushroom/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There were mushrooms growing on the old log.[↗](../../mushroom/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mushrooms spread by tiny spores.[↗](../../mushroom/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The town mushroomed into a city.[↗](../../mushroom/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It was the custom of the boys to stop it with a mushroom when enemies were in the neighbourhood.[↗](../../mushroom/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mushy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mushy means soft and squashy, like mashed food or over-ripe fruit.[↗](../../mushy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Mushy means too sentimental, full of soppy love feelings: a mushy film.[↗](../../mushy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The banana went mushy in my lunchbox.[↗](../../mushy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We had fish and chips with mushy peas.[↗](../../mushy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cereal turns mushy if you leave it in the milk too long.[↗](../../mushy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ugh, this film is too mushy\![↗](../../mushy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cook the carrots longer if you like them mushy.[↗](../../mushy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The card was full of mushy poems.[↗](../../mushy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **music** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Music is sounds arranged in a pleasant or interesting way, made by singing or playing instruments.[↗](../../music/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Music is the written notes that show how to play a piece: «sheet music».[↗](../../music/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Music is a school subject where you learn to sing, play and listen.[↗](../../music/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I listen to music on the way to school.[↗](../../music/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We have music on Tuesdays.[↗](../../music/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She plays music on the violin.[↗](../../music/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn the music down a little.[↗](../../music/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you read music?[↗](../../music/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The music made everyone dance.[↗](../../music/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «No homework!» was music to my ears.[↗](../../music/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He broke the window and had to face the music.[↗](../../music/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then she gave one last burst of music.[↗](../../music/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · For the Leader; with string-music; on the Sheminith.[↗](../../music/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.6.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../music/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.[↗](../../music/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.5.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../music/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · That thrum on the psaltery, that devise for themselves instruments of music, like David; (Prophets AMO.6.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../music/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **musical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Connected with music: «musical instruments», «musical notes».[↗](../../musical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Good at music, or liking it a lot: «a very musical family».[↗](../../musical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Pleasant to hear, like music: «a musical voice».[↗](../../musical/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun) A play or film in which the story is told with songs and dancing, like «The Lion King» or «Matilda».[↗](../../musical/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The violin is a musical instrument.[↗](../../musical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school is putting on a musical this year.[↗](../../musical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She comes from a very musical family.[↗](../../musical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We played musical chairs at the party.[↗](../../musical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He has a soft, musical voice.[↗](../../musical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I learned to read musical notes.[↗](../../musical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «The Sound of Music» is a famous musical.[↗](../../musical/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Decad, which is the sum of the four former, comprehends all arithmetical and musical proportions.[↗](../../musical/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../musical/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them; (Writings NEH.12.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../musical/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **musician** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or sings, especially as a job or with great skill.[↗](../../musician/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A musician can also be someone who writes music (a composer).[↗](../../musician/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt is a musician in an orchestra.[↗](../../musician/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The street musician played the guitar outside the station.[↗](../../musician/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mozart was a brilliant musician from a young age.[↗](../../musician/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Musicians practise for hours every day.[↗](../../musician/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The band has four musicians.[↗](../../musician/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You don't have to be famous to be a musician — anyone who plays can be one.[↗](../../musician/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Oh, my dear musician, how beautifully you play\![↗](../../musician/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **musing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Musing is thinking quietly and slowly about something.[↗](../../musing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Musings are thoughts a person has while thinking quietly.[↗](../../musing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He walked on, musing on the strange affair.[↗](../../musing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His musings kept him from noticing the time.[↗](../../musing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her musings were full of happy memories.[↗](../../musing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Let my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.[↗](../../musing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.104.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../musing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My heart waxed hot within me; while I was musing, the fire kindled; then spoke I with my tongue: (Writings PSA.39.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../musing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **musk** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Musk is a strong-smelling substance first taken from a gland of the male musk deer, used in making perfumes; today most musk in perfumes is man-made.[↗](../../musk/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Musk is any strong, warm, animal-like smell, such as the smell of some animals or plants.[↗](../../musk/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Musk is used in names of animals and plants with this smell: musk ox, muskrat, musk rose, musk mallow.[↗](../../musk/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (a name) Musk is a surname, for example of a well-known businessman who runs electric car and space rocket companies.[↗](../../musk/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Musk ox live in the cold Arctic tundra.[↗](../../musk/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some perfumes have a smell of musk.[↗](../../musk/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The musk deer has no antlers but long tusk-like teeth.[↗](../../musk/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox left a strong musky smell.[↗](../../musk/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Muskrats build homes in rivers and marshes.[↗](../../musk/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Musk roses smell sweet in summer.[↗](../../musk/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Most musk in perfume today is made in a lab.[↗](../../musk/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The news reported on Musk's latest rocket launch.[↗](../../musk/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **musket** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A musket is an old kind of long gun, loaded through the front of the barrel, used by soldiers and hunters long ago.[↗](../../musket/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The men came armed with knives and muskets.[↗](../../musket/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The musket went off with a bang.[↗](../../musket/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Buldeo carried the Tower musket.[↗](../../musket/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **muskrat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A muskrat is a small water animal with thick brown fur, found in North America and Europe, which lives near rivers and ponds.[↗](../../muskrat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The muskrat laughed at the snake.[↗](../../muskrat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rikki scornfully asked if a snake-killer kills muskrats.[↗](../../muskrat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The hungry muskrat would not run the race.[↗](../../muskrat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **muslim** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who follows the religion of Islam.[↗](../../muslim/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) To do with Islam or Muslims: «Muslim festivals».[↗](../../muslim/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My friend Aisha is Muslim and celebrates Eid.[↗](../../muslim/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Muslims pray in a mosque.[↗](../../muslim/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Muslims fast during Ramadan.[↗](../../muslim/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class learned about Muslim festivals.[↗](../../muslim/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Muslim families often share food with neighbours at Eid.[↗](../../muslim/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Muslims live in every country of the world.[↗](../../muslim/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **muslin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Muslin is a thin, light cotton cloth.[↗](../../muslin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Muslin is used for baby wraps, for straining food in the kitchen and in old times for dresses and curtains.[↗](../../muslin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She bought 6 yards of muslin.[↗](../../muslin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Muslin costs 20 cents a yard.[↗](../../muslin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How much do 4 yards of muslin cost?[↗](../../muslin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby was wrapped in a soft muslin.[↗](../../muslin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Strain the yoghurt through a piece of muslin.[↗](../../muslin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story, the girl wore a white muslin dress.[↗](../../muslin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The curtains are made of thin muslin.[↗](../../muslin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Everybody was looking on, and the King was chuckling to himself at the idea of finding the piece of muslin in a nutshell.[↗](../../muslin/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … 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