MASLIN

Etymology

Noun

maslin (countable and uncountable, plural maslins)

A mixture composed of different materials; especially

A mixture of metals resembling brass.

A mixture of different sorts of grain, such as wheat and rye.

(obsolete) A vessel made of maslin.

Adjective

maslin (not comparable)

Composed of different sorts.

Anagrams

• Limans, Linams, lamins, limans, salmin

Source: Wiktionary


Mas"lin, n. Etym: [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin, meslin, fr. miscellane. See Miscellane.]

1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially: (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass. (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye. [Written also meslin, mislin, maselyn, mastlin.]

2. A vessel made of maslin, 1 (a). [Obs.] Mead eke in a maselyn. Chaucer.

Mas"lin, a.

Definition: Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also meslin, mislin, etc.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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