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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,
meslin, fr. miscellane. See {Miscellane}.]
1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
(a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.
(b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
rye. [Written also {meslin}, {mislin}, {maselyn},
{mastlin}.]
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2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
(a) . [Obs.]
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Mead eke in a maselyn. --Chaucer.
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