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cutline

[kuht-lahyn]
noun
  1. a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.

Origin of cutline

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

cutline

noun
  1. US and Canadian a caption accompanying an illustration
  2. 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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