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clin

/klɛ̃/

noun, masculine/klɛ̃/plural: clins

Found only in the expression clin d’œil (“wink, instant”).

Inherited from Middle French clin, related to the verb cligner.

noun, masculine/klɛ̃/plural: clins

lapstrake, clinker

Inherited from Middle French clinc, from Middle Dutch klinken.