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marline definition

mar·line (mär′lin)

noun

a small cord of two loosely twisted strands, used as for winding around ropes or cables to prevent fraying
also marlin mar′·lin or marling mar′·ling (-liŋ)

Etymology: Du marlijn, altered (infl. by lijn, line) < marling < marlen: see marl

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