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• malines
  malines

  noun

  Also maline a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
• Malines
  Malines

  noun

  French name of Mechlin.

malines

¹ American  

[muh-leen, ma-leen] / məˈlin, maˈlin /

noun

1. Also maline a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.

2. Mechlin lace.

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Malines ² American  

[ma-leen, muh-leenz] / maˈlin, məˈlinz /

noun

1. French name of Mechlin.

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malines ¹ British  

/ məˈliːn /

noun

1. a type of silk net used in dressmaking

2. another name for Mechlin lace

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Malines ² British  

/ malin /

noun

1. the French name for Mechelen

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Etymology

Origin of malines

First recorded in 1840–50; after Malines