Mechlin

noun

Mech·lin ˈme-klən

: a delicate bobbin lace used for dresses and millinery

Etymology

Mechlin, Belgium

First Known Use

1689, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of Mechlin was in 1689

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“Mechlin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mechlin. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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Mechlin

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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