inline

[ in-lahyn ]

noun

, Printing.

1. an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inline¹

First recorded in 1920–25; in + line ¹

Example Sentences

Likewise, the new American Airlines terminal at JFK has eight inline scanners that can handle 3,200 bags an hour.

From The Daily Beast

On some reading devices, inline stage directions are set off from the text by parentheses added by the transcriber.

From Project Gutenberg

The many images of the original are inline here as grayscale graphics in PNG format, scaled to 480 or 512 pixels width.

From Project Gutenberg

Pulverem facito, et cribello medicinali omnem pulverem cerne et permisce, et cum vino vetere calefacto locum inline.

From Project Gutenberg

Inline notes, like this, show each spelling and hyphenation correction.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a psychic connection between the outline of furniture and the inline of man.

From Project Gutenberg