marline

English

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishmerlin,fromMiddle Low Germanmarling,fromMiddle Dutchmarlijn(“cord”),frommarlen(“secure, fasten”),frequentative ofmaren(“to moor”),fromProto-Germanic*mairōną(“to moor, fasten to”),fromProto-Indo-European*mer-.

Noun

marline(pluralmarlines)

1. A light all-purposecordcommonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to preventfraying.
   • 1749(Sunday 26th May),John Newton's journal

     A young man, who has been the whole voyage out of irons, first on account of a large ulcer, and since for his seeming good behaviour, gave them a largemarlinespike down the gratings, but was happily seen by one of the people.

2. Twineused similarly.

Derived terms

• marlinspike

Translations

a light rope

• French:lusin(fr)m

Verb

marline(third-person singular simple presentmarlines,present participlemarlining,simple past and past participlemarlined)

1. (nautical)To wind marline around.

   Synonym:marl

   tomarlinea rope

Anagrams

• Lierman,Mineral,manlier,mineral,railmen,ramline