Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
line .
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- noun a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons
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Examples
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The term "ligne claire" is believed to have been coined by the Dutch artist and designer Joost Swarte in 1977.
Week in Words 2011
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He mastered a style of drawing called ligne claire or clear line: a clean, pared-down style of simple, precise lines.
Eclectihk-log Henri Kaufman 2009
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Using live actors to animate digital images was thought a way of getting as close as possible to Hergé's ligne claire clear line drawings, a technique that avoids shading and hatchmarks, uses color flatly, and gives each line equal weight.
Tintin & Co. Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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Enfin, en arrière plan, se dessine la longue ligne musicale des deux courbes asymétriques du Mont Ventoux.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Fine Lines ligne claire Using live actors to animate digital images was thought a way of getting as close as possible to Hergé's ligne claire clear line drawings, a technique that avoids shading and hatchmarks.
Week in Words 2011
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Enfin, en arrière plan, se dessine la longue ligne musicale des deux courbes asymétriques du Mont Ventoux.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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And according to informal survey the most popular version control system to give a “denier” would be Git. ligne
Are climate modelers subverting the scientific process? | Serendipity 2010
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J'ai surtout apprecie la phrase "la longue ligne musicale" du courbe de Mont Ventoux.
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Quand tu es en ligne je te recommande OneLook, où on trouve des liaisons à une large gamme de dictionnaires, et il y a moins de levage lourd!
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Enfin, en arrière plan, se dessine la longue ligne musicale des deux courbes asymétriques du Mont Ventoux.
reesetee commented on the word ligne
A linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure the diameter of buttons.
July 17, 2009