marline

or mar·lin, mar·ling

[ mahr-lin ]

nounNautical.
  1. small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.

Origin of marline

1
First recorded in 1375–1425, marline is from the late Middle English word merlin.See marl2, line1

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How to use marline in a sentence

  • 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 Holland
  • She singled out one and hastened to open it, for it bore the Castle Marling post-mark.

    East Lynne | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • But 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 Bradley
  • Holes made for marling, or lacing the foot-rope and clues in courses and top-sails.

    The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry Smyth
  • Montreal 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

marline

marlin less commonly marling (ˈmɑːlɪŋ)

/ (ˈmɑːlɪn) /


noun
  1. nautical a light rope, usually tarred, made of two strands laid left-handed

Origin of marline

1
C15: from Dutch marlijn, from marren to tie + lijn line

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