carline
or car·lin
[ kahr-lin, ker- ]
nounChiefly Scot.
an old woman.
a hag; witch.
Origin of carline
11350–1400; Middle English (north) kerling<Old Norse: old woman, equivalent to kerl (mutated variant of karl man) + -ing-ing1
Other definitions for car line (2 of 2)
car line
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for carline (1 of 2)
carline1
/ (ˈkɑːlɪn) /
noun
a Eurasian thistle-like plant, Carlina vulgaris, having spiny leaves and flower heads surrounded by raylike whitish bracts: family Asteraceae (composites): Also called: carline thistle
Origin of carline
1C16: from French, probably from Latin cardō thistle
British Dictionary definitions for carline (2 of 2)
carline2
carlin
/ (ˈkɑːlɪn) /
noun
mainly Scot an old woman, hag, or witch
a variant of carling
Origin of carline
2C14: from Old Norse kerling old woman, diminutive of karl man, churl
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