1555–65; < Anglo-French *moliné, equivalent to molin mill 1 + -é < Latin -ātus -ate 1
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The Baskerville arms—Ar. a chevron gu. between three hurts, impaling, quarterly, one and four, or, a cross moline az, two and three, gu. a chevron ar. between three mallets or—are painted on the panels.
From Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
In Burke's General Armory they are given: "Or, a cross moline gu., a chief dig."
From Notes and Queries, Number 234, April 22, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
The Cross Moline, represented charged upon the Shield attributed to the Saxon Kings of England, No. 23: this 56 same shield—Az., a Cross moline or, is borne by De Molines or Molyneux, No. 97.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
Close behind us is the moline cross of the gallant William Molyneux, and beside it the bloody chevrons of the Norfork Woodhouses, with the amulets of the Musgraves of Westmoreland.
From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
The "cross moline" is so named from resemblance to the moline, or crossed iron, in the center of the upper millstone.
From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)
I was en route to the airport in Moline, Ill., nearly three decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
She was previously married to actor Matt Moline from 2001 to 2006, but their marriage was dissolved after Griffin accused Moline of taking money from her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
The son of a welder, Sundquist was born March 15, 1936, in Moline, Ill.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
But shares of the Moline, Illinois-based company were down 1.7%, mirroring the broader market.
From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2023
I slid off the rock and we climbed into our car once again; by late evening the streets of Moline were beneath us.
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann
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