ligne
noun
(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.
lignes
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pluralof ligne.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Medal for General Morgan, of twenty-four lignes in diameter.
From The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart
The French term, fuyante or lignes fuyantes, or going-away lines, is more expressive; and point de fuite, instead of vanishing point, is much better.
From The Theory and Practice of Perspective by G. A. (George Adolphus) Storey
Its curves and ovals and circles are annoying after the lignes droites and the right angles and the broderies of the French variety.
From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by Blanche McManus
