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
Furthermore, a big yellowtail will run the light line right to bottom and break it off.
From Time Magazine Archive
The larva is greenish or greyish, sometimes with a reddish tinge, with a light line down the back.
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.
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