Mechlin

noun

Mech·lin ˈme-klən

: a delicate bobbin lace used for dresses and millinery

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Etymology

Mechlin, Belgium

First Known Use

1689, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Mechlin was in 1689

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Geographical Definition

Mechlin

geographical name

Mech·lin ˈme-klən

variants or Flemish Mechelen

ˈmā-ḵə-lə(n)

or French Malines

mä-ˈlēn

commune in Flanders, northern Belgium population 83,000

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