"boline" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bolines [plural], bolline [alternative], boleen [alternative]
Etymology: Originally spelled bolline. From Italian bolino, which is a variant of bulino (“burin”). The bolino was conflated with the cortel bianco ("white knife"). Doublet of burin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|bolino}} Italian bolino, {{doublet|en|burin}} Doublet of burin Head templates: {{en-noun}} boline (plural bolines)
  1. A white handled knife used in Wicca, for physical cutting, in contrast to the athame.
    Sense id: en-boline-en-noun-8HNlqE-s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Wicca, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 37 20 27 14 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 18 25 21 2

Noun [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|noun form|g=f}} boline f
  1. plural of bolina Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: bolina
    Sense id: en-boline-it-noun-X51Tb0-p Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Old French]

Forms: boline oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], bolines [oblique, plural], boline [nominative, singular], bolines [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Probably borrowed from Middle English bouline, although the Old French is attested earlier than the Middle English. Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|enm|bouline}} Middle English bouline Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} boline oblique singular, f (oblique plural bolines, nominative singular boline, nominative plural bolines)
  1. (nautical) bowline
    Sense id: en-boline-fro-noun-GqSN7kgE Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Nautical Topics: nautical, transport

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} boline
  1. inflection of bolinar:
    first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: bolinar
    Sense id: en-boline-pt-verb-Y8m3uY-J Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. inflection of bolinar:
    third-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: bolinar
    Sense id: en-boline-pt-verb-2Bs5tLu4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for boline meaning in All languages combined (4.3kB)

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