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Webster 1913 Edition


Maslin

Mas′lin

,
Noun.
[OE.
missellane
,
misceline
,
miscelin
,
meslin
, fr.
miscellane
. See
Miscellane
.]
1.
A mixture composed of different materials
; especially:
(a)
A mixture of metals resembling brass.
(b)
A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye.
[Written also
meslin
,
mislin
,
maselyn
,
mastlin
.]
2.
A vessel made of maslin, 1
(a)
.
[Obs.]
Mead eke in a
maselyn
.
Chaucer.

Mas′lin

,
Adj.
Composed of different sorts;
as,
maslin
bread, which is made of rye mixed with a little wheat
.
[Written also
meslin
,
mislin
, etc.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Maslin

MASLIN.

[See Meslin.]

Definition 2024


maslin

maslin

See also: măslin

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Noun

maslin (plural maslins)

  1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
    1. A mixture of metals resembling brass.
    2. A mixture of different sorts of grain, such as wheat and rye.
  2. (obsolete) A vessel made of maslin.
    Mead eke in a maselyn. Chaucer.

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Adjective

maslin (not comparable)

  1. Composed of different sorts.
    Maslin bread is made of rye mixed with a little wheat.

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