moline

¹

[ moh-lin, moh-lahyn ]

adjective

, Heraldry.

1. (of a cross) having arms of equal length, split and curved back at the ends, used especially as the cadency mark of an eighth son:

   a cross moline.

Moline

²

[ moh-leen ]

noun

1. a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.

moline

/ məˈlaɪn /

adjective

1. heraldry (of a cross) having arms of equal length, forked and curved back at the ends

Word History and Origins

Origin of moline¹

1555–65; < Anglo-French *moliné, equivalent to molin mill ¹ + -é < Latin -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of moline¹

C16: probably from Anglo-French moliné, from molin mill ¹, referring to the arms curved back like the ends of a mill-rind

Example Sentences

She was previously married to actor Matt Moline from 2001 to 2006, but their marriage was dissolved after Griffin accused Moline of taking money from her.

From Los Angeles Times

That marriage dissolved after she accused Moline of stealing thousands of dollars from her private bank accounts, an ordeal chronicled in the stand-up comic’s subsequent act.

From Los Angeles Times

The Moline, Illinois-based company posted a 60% rise in quarterly profit, yet investors were seemingly unimpressed as shares slumped for the world's largest farm equipment maker.

From Reuters

Since then, Dempsey has already been able to see a medical provider at a clinic in Moline that caters to the LGBTQ+ community — and has gotten a new prescription for hormone therapy.

From Salon

Rabbi Jack Moline, then-president of Interfaith Alliance, argued at the time that the inaction was an “excuse for a lot of issues that have nothing to do with suitability for the position.”

From Seattle Times