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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹlɪn/, /ˈkɛɹlɪn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːlɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːlɪn
Noun[edit]
carline (plural carlines)
- (chiefly Scotland) A woman; a hag or witch.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:old woman
- 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
- While honest men slept in their beds, the auld rudas carlines took their pleasure.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
carline (plural carlines)
- A line of automobiles awaiting access to the same building or similar location.
Etymology 3[edit]
From French carline, from Medieval Latin carlina, probably from cardina, a diminutive of Latin carduus (“thistle”), with influence from Carolus Magnus due to an association with Charlemagne.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
carline (plural carlines)
Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
carline (plural carlines)
- Alternative form of caroline (“an old silver Italian coin”)
Etymology 5[edit]
Noun[edit]
carline (plural carlines)
References[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
carline m (plural carlines)
Further reading[edit]
- “carline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
carline f
Anagrams[edit]
Scots[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
carline (plural carlines)
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