carline noun². ['kɑ:lɪn] L16.
[French from medieval Latin carlina perh. from cardina (from cardo thistle) by assoc. with Carolus Magnus (Charlemagne), to whom its medicinal qualities were reputedly revealed.]
In full carline thistle. A spiny plant of the genus Carlina of the composite family.

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carline noun³.E18-M19.
[Old & mod. French carlin from Italian carlino, from Carlo, name of several kings of Naples: cf. CAROLINE noun.]
A small silver coin formerly current in Naples and Sicily.

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carline noun¹. ['kɑ:lɪn] Also carling [-lɪŋ]. ME.
[Old Norse karling fem. of karl CARL noun.]
1. An (old) woman; esp. a witch. Chiefly Scot. ME.

2. Nautical. Any of the squared timbers fitted fore and aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to support the deck planking. LME.

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