neat line

noun

1. a line defining a limit or edge of an excavation, cut stone, etc.

Example Sentences

In a neat line, his agent, beginning a bidding war, promised: “Michiko Kakutani will flip for this.”

From The Daily Beast

The size of the map, within the neat-line of the border, is to be given in inches and tenths.

From Project Gutenberg

It was certainly effective anyway, and she smiled amusedly at the neat line of McGees.

From Project Gutenberg

It should show a neat line of back-stitching on the reverse side.

From Project Gutenberg