Jhuna Muslin-

JHUNA MUSLIN (India)-

A plain weave " gauze or net-like muslin " made in India for native dancers and singers. Made in pieces 36-in. X 20 yards, 8¹/₂-oz. in weight. Tavernier mentions the cloth as an article of manufacture at Seronje in the 17th century, and describes it as " a sort of calicut, which is so thin that when a man puts it on, his skin shall appear through it as if he were naked."