Dictionary

carline en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɛɹlɪn/ (Scotland, US)
• /ˈkɑɹlɪn/ (Scotland, US)
• /ˈkɑːlɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).

Meanings

1. (Scotland) A woman; also, a hag or witch.
   • While honest men slept in their beds, the auld rudas carlines took their pleasure. 1902 January, John Buchan, “The Outgoing of the Tide”, in The Watcher by the Threshold, and Other Tales, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1902, →OCLC, page 232:
   • He taks a ſvvirlie, auld moſs-oak, / For ſome black, grouſome Carlin; […] 1785 (date written), Robert Burns, “Halloween”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. […], 2nd edition, volume I, Edinburgh: […] T[homas] Cadell, […], and William Creech, […], published 1793, →OCLC, stanza XXIII, page 189:

Forms

Deriveds

gyre-carlin

Synonyms

babushka · old maid · grimalkin · bag · bubbe · carline · trot · carlin · beldame · grandam · granny · gogo · witch · tabby · trout · prune · maum · gammer · crone · geezer · biddy · old lady · spinster · old woman · bat · hag · bluehair

carline en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑɹˌlaɪn/ (US)

Etymology

From car + line.

Meanings

1. A line of automobiles awaiting access to the same building or similar location.

Forms

carline en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑɹlɪn/ (US)
• /ˈkɑːlɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. Carline thistle (Carlina spp.).

Forms

carline en · NOUN · etymology 4

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of caroline (“an old silver Italian coin”).
   alt of caroline

Forms

carline en · NOUN · etymology 5

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of carling (“deck planking”).
   alt of carling

Forms