marceline

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UK/ˈmɑː.səˌlin/US/ˈmɑɹ.səˌlin/

noun

A thin silk fabric used for linings etc. in hats and ladies' dresses.

OriginFrench marceline ← Latin marcidus →
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Meanings

marceline1

nounmarceline (countable and uncountable, plural marcelines)

plural marcelines

  1. archaiccountablehistoricaluncountableA thin silk fabric used for linings etc. in hats and ladies' dresses.

Marceline2

proper noun
  1. A female given name.
  2. A neighbourhood of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States.
  3. A city in Chariton County and Linn County, Missouri, United States.

Origin

marceline · noun

  1. Latinmarcidus“withered”
  2. Frenchmarceline
  3. Englishmarceline

From French marceline, from Latin marcidus (“withered”), from marcere (“to wither, shrivel”).

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Marceline · proper noun

(place in Missouri): From the female given name.

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APA

marceline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marceline

MLA

“marceline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marceline. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marceline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marceline.

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