(mĕkˈlĭn) also Mech·e·len(mĕkˈə-lən, mĕᴋʜˈ-) or Ma·lines(mə-lēnzˈ, mä-lēnˈ)
A city of north-central Belgium north-northeast of Brussels. Founded in the early Middle Ages, it enjoyed its greatest prosperity during the 15th and early 16th centuries. Population: 78,900.
(mĕkˈlĭn)
noun
A lace in which the pattern details are defined by a flat thread. Also called malines.