marline

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
    — 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.
  2. Twine used similarly.
动词 v.
  1. To wind marline around.
    — to marline a rope

词形变化

marlines plural marlines present,singular,third-person marlining participle,present marlined participle,past marlined past

词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
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-.
词源 2
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-.
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