Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin crīnis.

Noun

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clin f (plural clines)

  1. mane (of a horse)
  2. bangs, fringe

Noun

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clin m (plural clines)

  1. half a glass (of liquor)

French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle French clin, related to the verb cligner.

Noun

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clin m (plural clins)

  1. Found only in the expression clin d’œil (wink, instant).
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle French clinc, from Middle Dutch klinken.

Noun

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clin m (plural clins)

  1. (nautical) lapstrake, clinker

Further reading

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Middle French

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Adjective

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clin

  1. inclined, bent

Noun

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clin m (plural clins)

  1. inclining, inclination
  2. squint

Descendants

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  • French: clin

Further reading

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  • clin on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old Occitan

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Adjective

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clin

  1. inclined

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Romanian

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Noun

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clin m (plural clini)

  1. Obsolete form of crin.

Declension

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References

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  • clin in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN