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moline

1 American  
[moh-lin, moh-lahyn] / ˈmoʊ lɪn, moʊˈlaɪn /

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 American  
[moh-leen] / moʊˈlin /

noun

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

moline British  
/ məˈlaɪn /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of moline

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

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