Maudlin

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The Magdalene; Mary Magdalene.

   “for alle they worſchipden hir ſouereynly / as worthy was / but ſpecially Mawdelayne / that wolde neuere departe fro hir.”

2. isim Either of two aromatic plants, costmary or sweet yarrow.

   “Common Maudlin have somewhat long and narrow leaves, snipped about the edges.”

3. isim A Magdalene house; a brothel.
4. sıfat Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness.

   “Why, man, you couldn't stand—you made everybody laugh in the Gardens, though you were crying yourself. You were maudlin, Jos. Don't you remember singing a song?”

5. sıfat Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying.

   “To cap it all I had written a letter to Mara saying that we had to find a way out soon or I would commit suicide. It must have been a maudlin letter because when she telephoned me she said it was imperative to see me immediately.”

6. sıfat Tearful, lachrymose.
7. özel isim A surname originating as a matronymic.
8. özel isim Alternative form of Magdalen (“Magdalen College, Oxford”).

   “At the same school we met a young man of small fortune, and in a subordinate situation at Maudlin.”