car·line or car·lin (kär l n)n. Scots A woman, especially an old one. [Middle English kerling, from Old Norse, from karl, man.] |
carline1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Eurasian thistle-like plant, Carlina vulgaris, having spiny leaves and flower heads surrounded by raylike whitish bracts: family Asteraceae (composites) Also called carline thistle
[from French, probably from Latin cardō thistle]
carline2, carlin [ˈkɑːlɪn]
n
1. Chiefly Scot an old woman, hag, or witch
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a variant of carling
[from Old Norse kerling old woman, diminutive of karl man, churl]
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