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malines

ma·lines
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-leen; French ma-leen]
    • /məˈlin; French maˈlin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-leen; French ma-leen]
    • /məˈlin; French maˈlin/

Definitions of malines word

  • noun malines French name of Mechlin. 1
  • noun malines a type of silk net used in dressmaking 0
  • abbreviation MALINES Mechelen 0
  • abbreviation MALINES Mechlin2 0
  • noun malines a thin, somewhat stiff, silk net used in dressmaking, etc. 0

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Origin of malines

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; after Malines

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Parts of speech for Malines

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

malines popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

malines usage trend in Literature

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