carline
or car·lin
an old woman.
a hag; witch.
Origin of carline
1Other definitions for car line (2 of 2)
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How to use carline in a sentence
Absolution for one who deflowers a young woman, is taxed at six carlins.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Absolution for one who reveals the confession of a penitent, is taxed at seven carlins.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Absolution for a priest who keeps a concubine, twenty-one tournois, live ducats, six carlins.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)For changing the clauses of a will, the ordinary tax is twelve tournois, three ducats, six carlins.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Cats and carlins sit i' the sun, but fair maidens sit within.
The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander Hislop
British Dictionary definitions for carline (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkɑːlɪn) /
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
1British Dictionary definitions for carline (2 of 2)
carlin
/ (ˈkɑːlɪn) /
mainly Scot an old woman, hag, or witch
a variant of carling
Origin of carline
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