How to Use mousseline in a Sentence

mousseline

noun
  • Whether diaphanous mousseline or leather, the process is the same.
    — Amy Verner, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Chanel lilac tweed jacket with lace sleeves and sheer camellia-print mousseline dress.
    — Kennedy Fraser, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2019
  • His problem is not only with the dome but also with the mousseline.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Her pink, hand-pleated satin mousseline gown by Louis Vuitton did just that.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The show opened with a transparent silk mousseline suit in a tender color palette of nudes and pinks.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Two thin sheets of pasta envelop a creamy, buttery potato mousseline, in turn topped by a runny-yolk duck egg.
    — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Elsewhere there were plays in transparency thanks to mousseline, chiffon and crepe-de-chine fabrics alongside see-through stockings.
    — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Swift paired the heels with a Maria Lucia Hohan Allar cutout silk mousseline gown.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
  • Up close, the whisper white lace added a romantic, ruched effect to the dress, while the silk mousseline skirt billowed around Martin in the breeze.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 June 2026
  • Restaurant Le Pitaya serves Creole-influence food such as chicken with a yam mousseline and rum jus.
    — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
  • The entree, the aforementioned Dover sole, served with a fennel mousseline (a rich, hollandaise-adjacent sauce) has a classic feel.
    — Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The celeriac mousseline is silky and warm, and the bordelaise brings everything together with that deep, savory finish.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The technical challenge is to make a Framboisier, a French dessert with layers of génoise sponge, crème mousseline, and fresh raspberries.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Even the chicken wings here are a haute ordeal, deboned and stuffed with a chicken mousseline given a Southeast Asian flavor with Thai chilies, herbs and lime.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 1 June 2018
  • Dinner guests dined on a menu that included risotto carnaroli with violet artichokes and wild herbs, blue lobster roti with pomme de terre mousseline, and courgette tempura.
    — Rebecca Keegan, VanityFair.com, 20 May 2017
  • Over the years, Lesage has produced the fashion house’s signature tweeds in fabulously intricate and colorful weaves of mousseline, wool, pearls and ribbon.
    — Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2020
  • The chicken ballotine, stuffed with truffle mousseline and served with the dumplings known as gnudi, involves removing the bird’s skin in one piece, says Peet, who adds that the main course takes two days from start to finish.
    — Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Blazy’s Chanel was a story of lightness that began with transparent silk mousseline pieces and flourished into dresses and suits and dresses ornamented with layers of feathers.
    — CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Halibut is seared golden, the mild, flaky flesh accented with flavor from nasturtium butter and segments of grapefruit, served with parsley-root puree, root-vegetable hash, and springy circles of halibut mousseline.
    — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • At the Odeon, Clark would get to execute dishes that outshined traditional French brasserie food, like with his mousseline of asparagus with artichoke cream or his sautéed calf’s liver with radishes and turnips.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2021
  • But, with the help of her longtime friend and designer, Giambattista Valli, Biel helped craft her custom petal-pink strapless gown made of silk mousseline and silk organza with a light-pink floral motif from his fashion line.
    — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Dinner begins with the shrimp Canapes a l’Amiral, followed by lemony mushroom crostini, poached salmon with mousseline sauce, vegetable marrow farci and asparagus salad with champagne saffron vinaigrette.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The silk mousseline garments floated almost like ghosts or memories of Chanel designs past, including the famous skirt suit with its matching cardigan and Karl Lagerfeld modernisms like jeans with a tweed jacket, plus the iconic flap bag.
    — CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026

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