carline

Or car·lin

[kahr-lin, ker-]

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. an old woman.

2. a hag; witch.

carline

¹

/ ˈkɑːlɪn /

noun

1. an old woman, hag, or witch

2. a variant of carling

carline

²

/ ˈkɑːlɪn /

noun

1. Also called: carline thistle. a Eurasian thistle-like plant, Carlina vulgaris, having spiny leaves and flower heads surrounded by raylike whitish bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)

Word History and Origins

Origin of carline¹

1350–1400; Middle English (north) kerling < Old Norse: old woman, equivalent to kerl (mutated variant of karl man) + -ing -ing ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of carline¹

C14: from Old Norse kerling old woman, diminutive of karl man, _churl

Origin of carline²

C16: from French, probably from Latin cardō thistle

Example Sentences

Green MP Carline Lucas branded the original expansion decision as "shameful", while the legal challenge has been backed by the Welsh Liberal Democrats, who accused the Welsh government of dithering.

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They show the surprising extent of the roots of plants such as Carlina acaulis, also known as the dwarf carline thistle.

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Cheryl Crowell was found unresponsive in a bedroom late Friday morning, and later died at a hospital, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe and Mashpee Police Chief Scott Carline said in a statement.

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Mashpee Police Chief Scott Carline said the department’s detective bureau is investigating.

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Carline Chery, 50, owns three Boston duplexes.

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