carline
or car·lin
an old woman.
a hag; witch.
Origin of carline
1Words Nearby carline
Other definitions for car line (2 of 2)
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How to use carline in a sentence
Now the carline bade us get ashore, and we did so, and found the land wondrous fair, little as that solaced us then.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles | William MorrisThere was a carline at Bergthorsknoll, whose name was Saevuna.
The story of Burnt Njal | AnonymousThen the carline rose, and her eyes were strange, as if they saw beyond that upon which she looked.
The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow | Allen FrenchThey hadna been a week from her, A week but barely ane, Whan word came to the carline wife That her three sons were gane.
A Book of Ballads, Volume 4 | VariousShe's a fine fusher, Leddy carline: faith, she may weel be, for I taucht her mysel'.
Camps, Quarters and Casual Places | Archibald Forbes
British Dictionary definitions for carline (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkɑːlɪn) /
a Eurasian thistle-like plant, Carlina vulgaris, having spiny leaves and flower heads surrounded by raylike whitish bracts: family Asteraceae (composites): Also called: carline thistle
Origin of carline
1British Dictionary definitions for carline (2 of 2)
carlin
/ (ˈkɑːlɪn) /
mainly Scot an old woman, hag, or witch
a variant of carling
Origin of carline
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