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
28 May 2025
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