neat line
noun
a line defining a limit or edge of an excavation, cut stone, etc.
- Also called net line.
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How to use neat line in a sentence
In a neat line, his agent, beginning a bidding war, promised: “Michiko Kakutani will flip for this.”
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale | Tim Teeman | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe size of the map, within the neat-line of the border, is to be given in inches and tenths.
It was certainly effective anyway, and she smiled amusedly at the neat line of McGees.
Heart of Gold | Ruth Alberta BrownIt should show a neat line of back-stitching on the reverse side.
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