eleven lines
Americanplural noun
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In the following solution each of the eleven lines represents a sitting, each column a table, and each pair of letters a pair of partners.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Dudeney, Henry Ernest
About half a mile to the north-west of the village is the Menec system, which consists of eleven lines, numbers 874 menhirs, and extends a distance of 3376 ft.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
It will be seen that in the eleven lines that are preserved we have several close parallels to the Babylonian Version and some equally striking differences.
From Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition by King, L. W. (Leonard William)
The duty towards God, which is on the eastern side, is in Roman capitals, and probably had eleven lines, the first three of which are wholly gone.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
In eleven lines the text of the MS. is superior to that of the fragment: Fragments.Manuscript.
From Torrent of Portyngale by Unknown
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