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 Also maline a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.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

Example Sentences

The A259 South Coast Road is closed between Roderick Avenue in the east and Malines Avenue in the west.

From BBC

On April 19, Gedeon piloted one of 38 B-26s from the 394th on a larger bombing mission that hit rail yards in Malines, Belgium, with “excellent to good” results, according to the group’s assessment.

From Washington Times

He painted an "Adoration of the Magi" for the choir of the Abbey Church of St. Michael, dear to him from the burial of his mother and his own marriage, and a similar picture for the Church of St. John at Malines.

From Project Gutenberg

Having been asked to paint for the Cathedral of Malines a "Last Supper," Rubens made the drawing and sent it to one of his pupils, Juste van Egmont, to lay on the ground color.

From Project Gutenberg

This is clear from the speech of the late Cardinal Wiseman at the Roman Catholic Congress held at Malines in the autumn of 1863.

From Project Gutenberg