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Mechlin

American  
[mek-lin] / ˈmɛk lɪn /

noun

  1. Flemish Mechelen.  French Malines.  a city in N Belgium.

  2. Mechlin lace.


Mechlin British  
/ ˈmɛklɪn /

noun

  1. the English name for Mechelen

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In the city of Mechlin, Beaufort published the papal bull.

From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William

Maline.—A name sometimes applied to Mechlin lace, especially to the varieties whose ground is distinguished by a diamond-shaped mesh.

From Lace, Its Origin and History by Goldenberg, Samuel L.

—A shower of Mechlin lace covers the poor man, like a bridal vail!

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various

With John of Goch at Mechlin, and John Wesel whom they expelled from Paris, I have heard it was just the same.

From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle

The road between Brussels and Mechlin was opened May 6, 1837, and other roads were soon built; and the railway system of Belgium was the first on the Continent of Europe.

From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Thurston, Robert H.

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