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melusine|mɛl(j)uːˈsiːn|
Also Melusine.
[a. Fr. mélusine, a kind of felt. Connection w. Mélusine, the name of a fairy in French folk-lore, is likely.]
A silky, long-haired felt, used for making hats. Also attrib.
1908Westm. Gaz. 24 Oct. 19/2 The Parisienne's latest love in millinery is the hat of silky beaver felt that she calls melusine. 1952C. W. Cunnington Eng. Women's Clothing ii. 62 Toques in Melusine beaver. 1959Housewife June 98 My white melusine hat is now a little soiled. 1962A. Southern Millinery ii. 29 Melusine is a high-grade fur felt which is made in a range of beautiful colours. |