marceline

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.səˌlin/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹ.səˌlin/

marceline (countable and uncountable, plural marcelines)

1. (archaic or historical) A thin silk fabric used for linings etc. in hats and ladies' dresses.

• “marceline”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• cream line, creamline, limerance