This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
messaline
[ mes-uh-leen, mes-uh-leen ]
/ ˌmɛs əˈlin, ˈmɛs əˌlin /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
a thin, soft silk with a twill or satin weave.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of messaline
Borrowed into English from French around 1905–10
Words nearby messaline
message switching, message unit, messaging, Messalian, Messalina, messaline, messan, Messapian, Messapic, mess around, mess call
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use messaline in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for messaline
messaline
/ (ˌmɛsəˈliːn, ˈmɛsəˌliːn) /
noun
a light lustrous twilled-silk fabric
Word Origin for messaline
C20: from French, origin obscure
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012