carline

or car·lin

[ kahr-lin, ker- ]

nounChiefly Scot.
  1. an old woman.

  2. a hag; witch.

Origin of carline

1
1350–1400; 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

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British Dictionary definitions for carline (1 of 2)

carline1

/ (ˈkɑːlɪn) /


noun
  1. 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

1
C16: from French, probably from Latin cardō thistle

British Dictionary definitions for carline (2 of 2)

carline2

carlin

/ (ˈkɑːlɪn) /


noun
  1. mainly Scot an old woman, hag, or witch

  2. a variant of carling

Origin of carline

2
C14: from Old Norse kerling old woman, diminutive of karl man, churl

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