dotted swiss

noun

: a sheer light muslin ornamented with evenly spaced raised dots

Examples of dotted swiss in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dotted swiss was in 1886

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“Dotted swiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dotted%20swiss. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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