Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: mar-line
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.

noun

Twine used similarly.

verb

To wind marline around.

Example Sentences

"1749 (Sunday 26th May), John Newton's journal A young man, who has been the whole voyage out of irons, first on account of a large ulcer, and since for his seeming good behaviour, gave them a large marline spike down the gratings, but was happily seen by one of the people."
"to marline a rope"

Etymology

From Middle English merlin, from Middle Low German marling, from Middle Dutch marlijn (“cord”), from marlen (“secure, fasten”), frequentative of maren (“to moor”), from Proto-Germanic *mairōną (“to moor, fasten to”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: merlin, marling, marlijn, *mairōną, *mer-

Inflected Forms

marlines (plural) marlines (present, singular) marlining (participle, present) marlined (participle, past) marlined (past)

Derived Forms

marlinspike

Synonyms

marl

Questions

What does marline mean?: A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
Where does marline come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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