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marline or mar·lin, mar·ling [mahr-lin] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Nautical. small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of marline First recorded in 1375–1425, marline is from the late Middle English word merlin. See marl2, line1 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for marline Historical Examples of marline
“Belay that sea-lawyering, Marline,” interposed Captain Miles.
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“I fancy it is the tail-end of the hurricane,” said Mr Marline.
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“I wish it would do so now,” said Mr Marline with much emphasis.
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“You are not more sorry than I am,” put in Mr Marline drily.
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Mr Marline saw me on deck some time since and said I might remain.
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British Dictionary definitions for marline marline marlin less commonly marling (ˈmɑːlɪŋ) noun nautical a light rope, usually tarred, made of two strands laid left-handed Word Origin for marline C15: from Dutch marlijn, from marren to tie + lijn line 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
