marline
or mar·lin, mar·ling
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
Origin of marline
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How to use marline in a sentence
Marling has reunited with her Voice director and co-writer, Zal Batmanglij, in The East.
Fun fact: Marling was offered a job at Goldman Sachs out of Georgetown.
In ‘Arbitrage,’ Richard Gere Shows How the Price Is Right | Daniel Gross | September 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTConsider this New York Times headline about Marling from last month: “How to Succeed in Hollywood Despite Being Really Beautiful.”
“How terrifying to surrender your life to being chosen all the time,” Marling said.
At the end of a long day of press interviews in Los Angeles recently, Marling laughed at the notion.
The walk, too, along the side of the mountains by way of Marling and picturesque St. Anton is one to be enjoyed and remembered.
Tyrol and its People | Clive HollandShe singled out one and hastened to open it, for it bore the Castle Marling post-mark.
East Lynne | Mrs. Henry WoodBut if he spent money on marling the soil, he would have nothing to live on while waiting for the crop.
The Enclosures in England | Harriett BradleyHoles made for marling, or lacing the foot-rope and clues in courses and top-sails.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythMontreal did not propose or vote for it, says Doctor Marling.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) | William Henry Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for marline
marlin less commonly marling (ˈmɑːlɪŋ)
/ (ˈmɑːlɪn) /
nautical a light rope, usually tarred, made of two strands laid left-handed
Origin of marline
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