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Webster 1913 Edition
Marline
Mar′line
,Noun.
[LG. ,
marlien
, marling
, or D. marling
, marlijn
, fr. D. marren
to tie, prob. akin to E. moor
, v., and lijn
line: cf.F. merlin
. See Moor
, Verb.
Line
.] (Naut.)
A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting.
Marline spike
,
Marling spike
(Naut.)
, an iron tool tapering to a point, used to separate the strands of a rope in splicing and in marling. It has an eye in the thick end to which a lanyard is attached. See
Fid
. [Written also
– marlin spike
] Marline-spike bird
. [The name alludes to the long middle tail feathers.]
(Zool.)
(a)
A tropic bird.
(b)
A jager, or skua gull.
Mar′line
,Verb.
T.
[F.
merliner
.] (Naut.)
To wind marline around;
as, to
. marline
a ropeWebster 1828 Edition
Marline
M`ARLINE
,Noun.
M`ARLINE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
marline
marline
English
Noun
marline (plural marlines)
- A light cord or rope 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.
- 1749 (Sunday 26th May), John Newton's journal
- Twine used similarly.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
marline (third-person singular simple present marlines, present participle marlining, simple past and past participle marlined)
- (nautical) To wind marline around.
- to marline a rope