carline
See also: Carline
English
Etymology 1
From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).
Alternative forms
- carlin
- carling
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑːlɪn/
Noun
carline (plural carlines)
- (chiefly Scotland) A woman; a hag or witch.
- 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
- While honest men slept in their beds, the auld rudas carlines took their pleasure.
- 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
- (nautical) A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
Synonyms
- (hag, witch): woman, hag, witch
- See Thesaurus:old woman
Etymology 2
car + line
Noun
carline (plural carlines)
- A line of automobiles awaiting access to the same building or similar location.
Etymology 3
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.
Noun
carline (plural carlines)
- Carline thistle.
Noun
carline (plural carlines)
- Alternative form of caroline (“an old silver Italian coin”)
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
- Licaner, clearin', en clair, lancier
French
Noun
carline m (plural carlines)
- carline thistle
Further reading
- “carline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
carline f
- plural of carlina
Anagrams
- crinale, lincerà, reclina
Scots
Etymology
From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrlɪn/, [ˈkarlɪn], [ˈkjarlɪn], [ˈkɛrlɪn]
Noun
carline (plural carlines)
- woman, old woman, crone, hag