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 Also maline a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.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

---

Malines ² American  

[ma-leen, muh-leenz] / maˈlin, məˈlinz /

noun

1. French name of Mechlin.

---

malines ¹ British  

/ məˈliːn /

noun

1. a type of silk net used in dressmaking

2. another name for Mechlin lace

---

Malines ² British  

/ malin /

noun

1. the French name for Mechelen

---

Etymology

Origin of malines

First recorded in 1840–50; after Malines

Example Sentences

Her best plan will be to have a becoming shape covered with black tulle or malines, and a made bow attached to it to travel in.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Her delay was due to the adjustment of her huge straw hat, piled with pink roses and tufts of blue malines.

From The Job An American Novel by Lewis, Sinclair

Another pattern is of Indian muslin Canezcu, embroidered and trimmed with malines, open and buttoned up in the back.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. by Various

Playing-cards, snuffboxes, and fringed gloves elbowed a shelf of books, and a full-bottomed wig ogled a lady's headdress of ribbon and malines.

From Audrey by Johnston, Mary