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lin

[lin]
–noun
linn.

Lin

[lin]
–noun
1. Maya Ying [mah-yuh -ying] , born 1959, U.S. architect and sculptor.
2. a female given name, form of Caroline or Carolyn.

lin.

linn

[lin]
–noun Chiefly Scot.
1. a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
2. a pool of water, esp. at the foot of a waterfall.
3. a steep ravine or precipice.
Also, lin.


Origin:
bef. 1000; conflation of OE hlynn torrent (not recorded in ME), and ScotGael linne, c. Ir linn, Welsh llyn
Lin   (lĭn)   
American sculptor and architect whose public works include the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (1982).

Lin

Lin\ (l[i^]n), v. i. [AS. linnan. See Lithe.] To yield; to stop; to cease. [Obs. or Scot.] --Marston.

Lin

Lin\, v. t. To cease from. [Obs. or Scot.]

Lin

Lin\, n. [Ir. linn, or Gael. linne; akin to W. llyn a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS. hlynn torrent. Cf. Dunlin.]

1. A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water.

2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin.

3. A steep ravine.

Note: Written also linn and lyn.
Language Translation for : Lin
Spanish: lino, hilo,
German: das Leinen, Leinen-…,
Japanese: リンネル
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