malines

¹

[ muh-leen; French ma-leen ]

noun

1. Also ma·line. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
2. Mechlin lace.

Malines

²

[ ma-leen; English muh-leenz ]

noun

1. French name of Mechlin.

malines

¹

/ məˈliːn /

noun

1. a type of silk net used in dressmaking
2. another name for Mechlin lace

Malines

²

/ malin /

noun

1. the French name for Mechelen

Word History and Origins

Origin of malines¹

First recorded in 1840–50; after Malines

Word History and Origins

Origin of malines¹

C19: from French Malines (Mechelen), where this lace was traditionally made

Example Sentences

The separate independence of the provinces was thus abolished, and the supreme power vested in the senate at Malines.

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Cornelius died in 1764 and his wife in 1765, and with this the Malines branch of the family ended.

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All fair promises and sweet words, but no deeds, were to be found at Malines.

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I have just been talking to the latest refugees from Malines.

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So the late autumn of that year found Barty and his aunt at Malines, or Mechelen, as it calls itself in its native tongue.

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