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paulin

paulin noun: a tarpaulin.

Noun

paulin (plural paulins)

  1. (US) A tarpaulin.
    • Plain white paulins, made of duck without seams. Furnished with snaps and rings or grommets.1938, Victor M. Linoff, Saddle and Western Gear Catalog, page 121
    • The complainant's tents and paulins were manufactured and packed according to detailed specifications.1956, L. K. Strouse, Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, volume 294, page 114

Proper noun capitalized: Paulin

Paulin

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Forms of paulin

Noun
pluralpaulins
Proper noun
alternative formPaullin

Origin of paulin

Shortening of tarpaulin.

From a Middle English form of the Latin saint's name Paulīnus.

Questions about paulin

What does paulin mean?
Paulin means a tarpaulin.
What part of speech is paulin?
Paulin can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of paulin?
The plural of paulin is paulins.

Words near paulin in the dictionary

  1. Paulicianism
  2. Paulicians
  3. Paulick
  4. Paulicks
  5. Paulie
  6. paulin
  7. Paulina
  8. Paulinas
  9. Pauline
  10. Pauline conversion
  11. Pauline conversions

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