marline
(noun) a small usually tarred line of 2 strands
Source: WordNet® 3.1
marline (plural marlines)
A light cord or rope used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
Twine used similarly.
marline (third-person singular simple present marlines, present participle marlining, simple past and past participle marlined)
(nautical) To wind marline around.
Synonym: marl
• Lierman, Mineral, manlier, mineral, railmen, ramline
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"line, n. Etym: [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, v., Line.] (Naut.)
Definition: 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. Etym: [The name alludes to the long middle tail feathers.] (Zoöl.) (a) A tropic bird. (b) A jager, or skua gull.
Mar"line, v. t. Etym: [F. merliner.] (Naut.)
Definition: To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 April 2025
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
