"calin" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From French calin, calain, from Portuguese calaim, from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|calin}} French calin, {{der|en|pt|calaim}} Portuguese calaim, {{der|en|ar|قَلَعِيّ}} Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} calin (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) An alloy of lead and tin, from the Far East. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-calin-en-noun--nwsm2co Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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