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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of moline1

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

This is Griffin’s second marriage; her first was to actor Matt Moline from 2001 to 2006.

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.

The son of a welder, Sundquist was born March 15, 1936, in Moline, Ill.

The son of a welder, Sundquist was born March 15, 1936, in Moline, Ill.

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