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Maslin
Pronunciation : Mas"lin
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin, meslin, fr. miscellane. See Miscellane.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Mas"lin
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also meslin, mislin, etc.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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