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maudlins

maudlins is the plural of maudlin.

Meaning of maudlin

Noun

maudlin (plural maudlins)

  1. (obsolete) The Magdalene; Mary Magdalene.
    • for alle they worſchipden hir ſouereynly / as worthy was / but ſpecially Mawdelayne / that wolde neuere departe fro hir.c. 1400, Nicholas Love, transl., The Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ
  2. (historical) Either of two aromatic plants, costmary or sweet yarrow.
    • Common Maudlin have somewhat long and narrow leaves, snipped about the edges.1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 186
  3. (obsolete) A Magdalene house; a brothel.

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Proper noun capitalized: Maudlins

Maudlins

  1. (plural) plural of Maudlin

Questions about maudlins

What is maudlins the plural of?
Maudlins is the plural of maudlin.
What part of speech is maudlins?
Maudlins is a proper noun.

Words near maudlins in the dictionary

  1. maudlinized
  2. maudlinizes
  3. maudlinizing
  4. maudlinly
  5. maudlinness
  6. maudlins
  7. maudlinwort
  8. maudlinworts
  9. mauds
  10. Maudslay
  11. Maudsley

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