Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in women's costume.
- noun In mineralogy, an altered form of rhodonite, or silicate of manganese, in which the manganese protoxid has been converted into sesquioxid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies' dresses.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
thin silk fabric used forlinings etc. in ladies'dresses .
Etymologies
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French, from Latin marcidus withered, from marcere to wither, shrivel.
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Examples
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The bride was attired in a white marceline silk of most scant proportions; her veil consisted of one breadth of tulle caught in her comb, at the back of her hair; no flowers were worn except a very minute bunch in front of her dress.
The Secrets of the Great City James Dabney McCabe 1862
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Gambling as a source of income will only work if peopel have the money. marceline
unknown title 2009
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My anti-casino stance had nothing to do with the Bible, marceline.
unknown title 2009
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