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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

M`ARLINE, n. A small line composed of two strands little twisted,and either tarred or white; used for winding round ropes and cables,to prevent their being fretted by the blocks, etc.
M`ARLINE, v.t. To wind marline round a rope.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a small usually tarred line of 2 strands

Merriam Webster's

also marlin noun Etymology: Middle English merlyn, probably from Middle Low German marlinc, merlinc, from m?ren to tie, moor Date: 15th century a small usually tarred line of two strands twisted loosely left-handed that is used especially for seizing and as a covering for wire rope

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Naut. a thin line of two strands. Phrases and idioms: marline-spike = MARLINSPIKE. Etymology: ME f. Du. marlijn f. marren bind + lijn LINE(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Marline Mar"line, n. [LG. marlien, marling, or D. marling, marlijn, fr. D. marren to tie, prob. akin to E. moor, v., and lijn line: cf.F. merlin. See Moor, v., Line.] (Naut.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting. Marline spike, Marling spike (Naut.), an iron tool tapering to a point, used to separate the strands of a rope in splicing and in marling. It has an eye in the thick end to which a lanyard is attached. See Fid. [Written also marlin spike] Marline-spike bird. [The name alludes to the long middle tail feathers.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A tropic bird. (b) A jager, or skua gull.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Marline Mar"line, v. t. [F. merliner.] (Naut.) To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.