eleven lines
Americanplural noun
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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)
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
Flowers.—White; in short terminal racemes; diœcious; three to eleven lines across.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
These menhirs are arranged in eleven lines, forming regular alleys.
From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann
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
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