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malines

(mə lēn′; Fr mȧ lēn′)

noun

Mechlin
a thin, somewhat stiff, silk net used in dressmaking, etc.
also maline

Origin: Fr, after Malines

Mechelen

See malines in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

also ma·line (-lēnˈ) A thin, stiff net woven in a hexagonal pattern and used in dressmaking.
See Mechlin².

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , after Malines (Mechlin), Belgium

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See Mechlin¹.

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