Lins

Lins [leens] Examples noun

1. a city in E Brazil.

lin [lin] noun

1. linn.

Lin [lin] noun

1. Maya Ying [mah-yuh ying] /ˈmɑ yə ˈyɪŋ/, born 1959, U.S. architect and sculptor.
2. a female given name, form of Caroline or Carolyn.

linn or lin [lin] noun Chiefly Scot.

1. a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
2. a pool of water, especially at the foot of a waterfall.
3. a steep ravine or precipice.

Origin of linn before 1000; conflation of Old English hlynn torrent (not recorded in ME), and Scots Gaelic linne, cognate with Irish linn, Welsh llyn Examples from the Web for lins Historical Examples of lins

These proverbs have always old words in them; lins is leave off.

The Journal to Stella

Jonathan Swift

There was then a call for Chih-cheng, upon which a young waiting-maid came forward and stood quite close to Mr. Lins head.

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes I and II)

Songling Pu

Immediately a boat rose from the lake, and Lins wife, stepping into it, vanished from sight like a bird on the wing.

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes I and II)

Songling Pu

British Dictionary definitions for lins linn noun mainly Scot

1. a waterfall or a pool at the foot of it
2. a ravine or precipice

Word Origin for linn C16: probably from a confusion of two words, Scottish Gaelic linne pool and Old English hlynn torrent