light line
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of light line
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The former include arrangement, color and symbol, composition, juxtaposition, light, line, multimodality, and point of view.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Crappie are fair off lighted piers in the evening using minnows and light line.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 22, 2020
Madam appeared to be channelling a ghostly robot, her weirdly absent monotone killing every light line.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2011
Prior to this, jig fishermen temporarily attached the heavy jigheads with light line, copper wire or rubber bands that broke away once a fish was hooked.
From Time Magazine Archive
He climbed aboard, painter in hand, and making the light line fast to one of the cleats, sat down on the locker across from his host.
From The River Prophet by Coleman, Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen)
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