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Moline

Adjective, Noun

mo=line

WORDNET DICTIONARY

moline(n = noun.location) Array - a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; Array

is a part of il, illinois, land of lincoln, prairie state

Moline, n. [L. molina mill, fr. molere to grind. See Mill.].

The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind. [1913 Webster]

Cross moline (Her.), a cross each arm of which is divided at the end into two rounded branches or divisions.

Moline, adj. Heraldry (of a cross) having each extremity broadened and curved back.

Etymology

prob. f. AF molin{eacute} f. molin MILL(1), because of the resemblance to the iron support of a millstone

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