English Explanatory Dictionary

Machin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
noun
  1. Any of a British series of definitive stamps designed by Arnold Machin, first issued in 1967 and featuring a side view portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

Pronunciation

/ˈmeɪt͡ʃɪn/

Word forms

Machin Machins

Etymology

From machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, from Frankish *makjo (“maker; builder; see make”). More at mason.

Related words

Downey Heads Wilding
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