ledger line

noun

Also leger line. Also called added line. Music. a short line added when necessary above or below the staff to increase the range of the staff.
Angling. a line so set that both the bait and sinker rest on the bottom.

Origin of ledger line

1690–1700 for def. 2; 1880–85 for def. 1

Words Nearby ledger line

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How to use ledger line in a sentence

There may not be a ledger line item showing the effect of these efforts on a company’s profitability, but these entrepreneurs believe there is an impact.
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Around the edge of the stone is a ledger-line, that probably had the emblems of the Evangelists at the angles.
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The compass extends from F below the bass staff to C on the second ledger-line above the treble.
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British Dictionary definitions for ledger line

ledger line

noun

music a short line placed above or below the staff to accommodate notes representing pitches above or below the staff
angling a line using ledger tackle

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