ligne

[ leen; French leen-yuh ]

/ lin; French ˈlin yə /

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noun, plural lignes [leenz; French leen-yuh]. /linz; French ˈlin yə/.

(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.

line¹ (def. 44).

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Origin of ligne

<French: line¹

Words nearby ligne

light welterweight, lightwood, light-year, lign-, lignaloes, ligne, ligneous, ligni-, lignicolous, ligniform, lignify

How to use ligne in a sentence

What struck me first was that these insignificant and inadequate people had the command of the grand gesture—had la ligne.
Coming Home|Edith Wharton
The latter instantly followed suit; the shout of Vive la Ligne!
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
And the young girl gazed with pity as the remains of the Marquis de Ligne, her father, were borne by.
The Strollers|Frederic S. Isham
Cela s'applique, par exemple, au cas d'une mme ligne de navigation desservie par le navire aprs et avant le transfert.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim

The double pay of these troops solds is likely to have an excellent effect on the Troupes de ligne.
Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon