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ma⋅lines

  [muh-leen; Fr. ma-leen]
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–noun
1. Also, ma⋅line. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
2. Mechlin lace.
Origin:
1840–50; after Malines
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ma·lines   (mə-lēn')   
n.  

  1. also ma·line (-lēn') A thin, stiff net woven in a hexagonal pattern and used in dressmaking.

  2. See Mechlin2.


[French, after Malines (Mechlin), Belgium.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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