Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mechlin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: mech-lin
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Dated form of Mechelen: a city in Belgium.

Dated

noun

A kind of lace made at, or originating in, Mechelen, having a bobbin ground and designs outlined by thread or flat cord.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And if disputes of empire rise between / Mechlin, the queen of lace, and Colberteen."
"[…]“Only think, my dear, of my having got that frightful great rent in my best Mechlin so charmingly mended, before I left Bath, that one can hardly see where it was."
"People like the moth, / Of mechlin, frames, / Duties of gossamer, / And eider names."

Usage

Inflected Forms

Mecklin (alternative)

Questions

What does mechlin mean?: Dated form of Mechelen: a city in Belgium.

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