MARLINE


Meaning of MARLINE in English

[mar.line] also mar.lin n [ME merlyn, prob. fr. MLG marlinc, merlinc, fr. meren to tie, moor] (15c): a small usu. tarred line of two strands twisted loosely left-handed that is used esp. for seizing and as a covering for wire rope

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