lineate

American

[lin-ee-it, -eyt] / ˈlɪn i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

Also lineated

adjective

marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.

lineate British

/ -ˌeɪt, ˈlɪnɪɪt /

adjective

marked with lines; streaked

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Etymology

Origin of lineate

First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin līneātus, past participle of līneāre “to make straight, mark with lines”; lineament, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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Lineate, marked with parallel lines.

From Project Gutenberg

A figure is a lineate bounded on all parts.

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Hitherto a Line, which of all bignesses is the first and most simple, hath been described: Now followeth a Lineate, the other kinde of magnitude opposed as you see to a line, followeth next in order.

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To a Lineate belongeth an Angle and a Figure.

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Now the common affections of a Lineate are to bee Angled and Figured.

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