blueline

[ bloo-lahyn ]

/ ˈbluˌlaɪn /

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noun Printing.

a print made on light-sensitive paper and used as a proof for checking the position of stripped-up negatives or positives and copy prior to platemaking.

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Also blue.

Origin of blueline

blue + line¹

Words nearby blueline

blue law, blue laws, blue-leg, blue lias, blue light, blueline, blue lips, blue lotus, Blue Mantle, blue marlin, blue mass

Other definitions for blueline (2 of 2)

blue line

noun Ice Hockey.

either of two lines of the color blue that are parallel to and equidistant from the goal lines and divide the rink into three zones of equal size.

Also called zone line .

Compare end zone (def. 2), neutral zone.

Origin of blue line

First recorded in 1925–30