maline

Variant of malines

malines definition

ma·lines (mə lēn′; Fr mȧ lēn′)

noun

  1. Mechlin
  2. a thin, somewhat stiff, silk net used in dressmaking, etc.
    also maline ma·line′

Etymology: Fr, after Malines

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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