malines
Also ma·line . a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
Origin of malines
1Words Nearby malines
Other definitions for Malines (2 of 2)
French name of Mechlin.
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How to use malines in a sentence
The separate independence of the provinces was thus abolished, and the supreme power vested in the senate at malines.
The Revolt of The Netherlands, Complete | Friedrich SchillerCornelius died in 1764 and his wife in 1765, and with this the malines branch of the family ended.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerAll fair promises and sweet words, but no deeds, were to be found at malines.
Mary Tudor, Queen of France | Mary Croom BrownI have just been talking to the latest refugees from malines.
Best Stories of the 1914 European War | VariousSo the late autumn of that year found Barty and his aunt at malines, or Mechelen, as it calls itself in its native tongue.
The Martian | George Du Maurier
British Dictionary definitions for malines (1 of 2)
/ (məˈliːn) /
a type of silk net used in dressmaking
another name for Mechlin lace
Origin of malines
1British Dictionary definitions for Malines (2 of 2)
/ (malin) /
the French name for Mechelen
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