tarlatan

noun

A thin, stiffly starched muslin in open plain weave.

noun

A very thin muslin, so open in texture as to be transparent, and often rather coarse in quality. It is used for women’s evening dress, for widows’ caps, etc.

noun

A kind of thin, transparent muslin, used for dresses.

noun

A thin muslin with an open weave once used for ball-gowns etc