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Definition of tarlatan in English: tarlatannoun ˈtɑːlətənˈtɑrlətn mass nounA thin, open-weave muslin fabric, used for stiffening ball dresses. 塔勒坦布（一种薄网状麦斯林纱织物） Example sentencesExamples - Balanchine famously declared that "ballet is a woman," but the aphorism was far truer in Degas's day, when the ballet was an almost exclusively feminine preserve of layered tarlatan skirts, pink satin slippers and ribbons.
- It took merely a few minutes for her to grow bored, and she stood, and with wobbling limbs made her way to the bag, produced a flowered sage tarlatan dress, put it on, and straightened her hair.
- Lon's heart skipped a beat when he saw her, standing in her pink tarlatan dress, her hair done up in curls, and her hand clutching a dainty glass of champagne.
- For best results, use cheesecloth, or very soft tarlatan to wipe the surface of the plate.
- Get some of the starch out of the tarlatan by stretching, crinkling, and pulling it a bit at a time.
OriginEarly 18th century: from French tarlatane, probably of Indian origin. Definition of tarlatan in US English: tarlatannounˈtärlətnˈtɑrlətn A thin, starched, open-weave muslin fabric, used for stiffening evening gowns. 塔勒坦布（一种薄网状麦斯林纱织物） Example sentencesExamples - Balanchine famously declared that "ballet is a woman," but the aphorism was far truer in Degas's day, when the ballet was an almost exclusively feminine preserve of layered tarlatan skirts, pink satin slippers and ribbons.
- For best results, use cheesecloth, or very soft tarlatan to wipe the surface of the plate.
- Lon's heart skipped a beat when he saw her, standing in her pink tarlatan dress, her hair done up in curls, and her hand clutching a dainty glass of champagne.
- Get some of the starch out of the tarlatan by stretching, crinkling, and pulling it a bit at a time.
- It took merely a few minutes for her to grow bored, and she stood, and with wobbling limbs made her way to the bag, produced a flowered sage tarlatan dress, put it on, and straightened her hair.
OriginEarly 18th century: from French tarlatane, probably of Indian origin. |