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cutline

[ kuht-lahyn ]
/ ˈkʌtˌlaɪn /

noun

a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.

Nearby words

  1. cutlassfish,
  2. cutler,
  3. cutler, manasseh,
  4. cutlery,
  5. cutlet,
  6. cutlips minnow,
  7. cutoff,
  8. cutout,
  9. cutover,
  10. cutpurse

Origin of cutline

First recorded in 1910–15; cut + line1
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British Dictionary definitions for cutline

cutline

/ (ˈkʌtˌlaɪn) /

noun

US and Canadian a caption accompanying an illustration
US and Canadian a line marked on a piece of wood, metal, etc, to show where it is to be cut
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