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Lim næa (lĭmnēȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. limnai^os pertaining to a marsh, fr. limh a marsh.] (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in ponds and streams; -- called also pond snail. [Written also Lymnæa.]
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Limner (lĭmnẽr), n. [F. enlumineur, LL. illuminator. See , and cf. .] A painter; an artist; esp.: (a) One who paints portraits. (b) One who illuminates books. [Archaic]
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Limniad (lĭmnĭăd), n. [Gr. limh a pool.] (Myth.) See .
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Limning (lĭmnĭng or lĭmĭng), n. The act, process, or art of one who limns; the picture or decoration so produced.
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Adorned with illumination which we now call limning. Wood.
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Limnodromus n. A genus of shore birds including the dowitchers.
Syn. -- genus Limnodromus.
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limnology n. the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties.
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limo n. Limousine; -- a shortened form.
Syn. -- limousine.
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Limoges (l�mōzh), prop. n. 1. A city of Southern France.
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2. A variety of fine porcelain manufactured at Limoges{1}; also called Limoges ware or Limoges China.
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Coloq. Limoges enamel , a kind of enamel ware in which the enamel is applied to the whole surface of a metal plaque, vase, or the like, and painted in enamel colors. The art was brought to a high degree of perfection in Limoges in the 16th century. -- Coloq. Limoges ware . (a) Articles decorated with Limoges enamel. (b) Articles of porcelain, etc., manufactured at Limoges.
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limonene n. a liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and oranges and other essential oils.
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Limoniad (l�mōnĭăd), n. [L. limoniades, pl., Gr. leimwniades, fr. leimwn meadow.] (Class. Myth.) A nymph of the meadows; -- called also Limniad.
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Limonin (l�mōnĭn), n. [From NL. Citrus Medica, var. Limonum, the scientific name of the lemon.] (Chem.) A bitter, white, crystalline substance found in orange and lemon seeds.
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Limonite (līmŏnīt), n. [Gr. leimwn any moist grassy place, a meadow: cf. F. limonite, G. limonit.] (Min.) Hydrous sesquioxide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, and yellowish brown powder. It includes bog iron. Also called brown hematite.
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Limosis (l�mōsĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. limos hunger.] (Med.) A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.
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Limous (līmŭs), a. [L. limosus, fr. limus slime, mud.] Muddy; slimy; thick. Sir T. Browne.
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Limousine (?), n. [Cf. F. limousine a kind of cloak, fr. Limousin, an old province in central France.] an elongated, luxurious automobile, designed to be driven by a chauffeur and often having a glass partition between the driver's seat and the passengers' compartment behind. When intended for use in transporting businessmen, the limousine may be equipped with a telephone and other conveniences to permit work during travel. Limousines are often rented for travel to and from airports, and as a luxurious perquisite on special occasions, as weddings or school prm nights. Originally ( ) the term referred to an automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupé, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front, or an automobile with such a body.
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Limousine liberal (?), n. a wealthy or well-to-do person of liberal political inclination. It is sometimes used as a term of contempt for those espousing the cause of poor people, without having to endure the discomfort that their policies may inflict on others, such as the lower middle class.
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Limp (lĭmp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Limped (lĭmt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Limping.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a √120.] To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. Shak.
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Limp, n. A halt; the act of limping.
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Limp, n. (Ore Washing) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
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Limp, a. [Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap, n., lop, v. t. Cf. , a.] 1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. Walton.
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2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
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Limpa, n. [Swedish] a type of rye bread, made using molasses or brown sugar. MW10
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Limper (lĭmpẽr), n. One who limps.
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Limpet (lĭmpĕt), n. [Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepas, -ados.] (Zoöl.) 1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell.
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2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.
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☞ The common European limpets of the genus Patella (esp. Patella vulgata) are extensively used as food. The common New England species is Acmæa testudinalis. Numerous species of limpets occur on the Pacific coast of America, some of them of large size.
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3. Hence: Somthing or someone that clings tenaciously to another object or person; specifically a military explosive device having magnets allowing it to cling to a metallic target object, such as the hull of a ship.
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3. Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.
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4. A keyhole limpet. See .
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Limpid (lĭmpĭd), a. [L. limpidus; akin to Gr. lampein to shine: cf. F. limpide. Cf. .] 1. Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream.
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Springs which were clear, fresh, and limpid. Woodward.

2. Clear and unambiguous; lucid; easy to understand; -- of speech and writing; as, limpid prose.
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3. Calm, untroubled, and without worry; serene.
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Syn. -- Clear; transparent; pellucid; lucid; pure; crystal; translucent; bright.
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Limpidity (lĭmpĭdĭt�), n. [L. limpiditas: cf. F. limpidité.] The quality or state of being limpid.
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Limpidness (lĭmpĭdnĕs), n. Quality of being limpid; limpidity.
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Limpin (lĭmpĭn), n. A limpet. [Obs.] Holland.
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Limpingly (lĭmpĭngl�), adv. In a limping manner.
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Limpitude (lĭmpĭtūd), n. Limpidity. [Obs.]
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Limpkin (lĭmpkĭn), n. (Zoöl.) Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus Aramus, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species (Aramus giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other (Aramus scolopaceus) is found in South America. Called also courlan, and crying bird.
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Limpness, n. The quality or state of being limp.
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{ Limpsy (lĭmps�), Limsy (lĭms�), } a. [See , a., and cf. W. llymsi having a fickle motion, weak. Cf. .] Limp; flexible; flimsy. [Local, U. S.]
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Limu (lēm�), n. (Bot.) The Hawaiian name for seaweeds. Over sixty kinds are used as food, and have species names, as Limu Lipoa, Limu palawai, etc.
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Limule (lĭm�l), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) A limulus.
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Limuloidea (lĭm�loid�ȧ), n. pl. [NL. See , and .] (Zoöl.) An order of Merostomata, including among living animals the genus Limulus, with various allied fossil genera, mostly of the Carboniferous period. Called also Xiphosura.
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☞ There are six pairs of leglike organs, surrounding the mouth, most of which terminate in claws; those of the first pair (probably mandibles) are the smallest; the others have the basal joints thickened and spinose, to serve as jaws, while the terminal joints serve as legs. This group is intermediate, in some characteristics, between crustaceans and certain arachnids (scorpions), but the respiration is by means of lamellate gills borne upon the five posterior abdominal appendages, which are flat and united in pairs by their inner edges, and are protected by the lidlike anterior pair, which also bear the genital orifices.
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Limulus (lĭm�lŭs), n.; pl. Limuli (-lī). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zoöl.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot.
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Limy (līm�), a. [See 4th .] 1. Smeared with, or consisting of, lime; viscous. “Limy snares.” Spenser.
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2. Containing lime; as, a limy soil.
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3. Resembling lime; having the qualities of lime.
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Lin (lĭn), v. i. [AS. linnan. See .] To yield; to stop; to cease. [Obs. or Scot.] Marston.
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Lin, v. t. To cease from. [Obs. or Scot.]

Lin, n. [Ir. linn, or Gael. linne; akin to W. llyn a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS. hlynn torrent. Cf. .] 1. A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water.
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2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin.
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3. A steep ravine.
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☞ Written also linn and lyn.
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Linage (lĭn�j), n. See . [Obs.] Holland.
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Linament (lĭnȧm�nt), n. [L. linamentum, fr. linum flax.] (Surg.) Lint; esp., lint made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
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Linaria n. A genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon.
Syn. -- genus Linaria.
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Linarite (l�närīt), n. [So called because formerly supposed to occur at Linares, in Spain.] (Min.) A hydrous sulphate of lead and copper occurring in bright blue monoclinic crystals.
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Linch (lĭnch), n. [AS. hlinc a hill.] A ledge; a right-angled projection.
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Linchi (lĭnchĭ), n. [Native Chinese name.] (Zoöl.) An esculent swallow.
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Linchpin (lĭnchpĭn), n. [AS. lynis the axletree; akin to D. luns linchpin, OS. lunisa, LG. lunse, G. lünse, OHG. lun peg, bolt.] A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.
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Lincoln green (lĭṉkŭn grēn) n. A color of cloth formerly made in Lincoln, England; the cloth itself.
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Lincolnian adj. of or pertaining to Abraham Lincoln.
Syn. -- Lincolnesque.
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lincomycin n. An antibacterial antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces lincolnensis and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections.
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{ Lincture (lĭṉkt�r; 135), Linctus (lĭṉktŭs), } n. [L. lingere, linctum, to lick.] Medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
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Lind (lĭnd), n. The linden. See . Chaucer.
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lindane n. A chemical substance (C6H6Cl6) used as an agricultural insecticide.
Syn. -- hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma benzene hexachloride.
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Linden (lĭnd�n), n. [Orig. an adj. from lind linden tree, AS. lind; akin to D. & G. linde, OHG. linta, Icel., Sw., & Dan. lind. Cf. linden.] (Bot.) (a) A handsome tree (Tilia Europæa), having cymes of light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree is common in Europe. (b) In America, the basswood, or Tilia Americana.
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Lindera n. A genus of aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America.
Syn. -- genus Lindera.
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Lindheimera n. A genus having only one species, the Texas star.
Syn. -- genus Lindheimera.
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Lindia (lĭndĭȧ), n. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A peculiar genus of rotifers, remarkable for the absence of ciliated disks. By some zoölogists it is thought to be like the ancestral form of the Arthropoda.
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Lindiform (lĭndĭfôrm), a. [Lindia + -form.] (Zoöl.) Resembling the genus Lindia; -- said of certain apodous insect larvæ. [See Illust. under .]
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lindy n. an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh).
Syn. -- lindy hop.
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Line (līn), n. [OE. lin. See .] 1. Flax; linen. [Obs.] “Garments made of line.” Spenser.
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2. The longer and finer fiber of flax.
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Line, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lined (līnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lining.] [See flax.] 1. To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin.
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The inside lined with rich carnation silk. W. Browne.
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2. To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money.
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The charge amounteth very high for any one man's purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto. Carew.
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Till coffee has her stomach lined. Swift.
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3. To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify; as, to line works with soldiers.
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Line and new repair our towns of war
With men of courage and with means defendant. Shak.
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4. To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals. Creech.
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Coloq. Lined gold , gold foil having a lining of another metal.
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Line, n. [OE. line, AS. līne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See .] 1. A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline.
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Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls. Piers Plowman.
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2. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line.
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3. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel.
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4. Direction; as, the line of sight or vision.
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5. A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column.
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6. A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend.
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7. (Poet.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure.
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In the preceding line Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa. Broome.
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8. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
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He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man. Coleridge.
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9. (Math.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness.
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10. The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline.
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Eden stretched her line
From Auran eastward to the royal towers
Of great Seleucia. Milton.
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11. A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark.
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Though on his brow were graven lines austere. Byron.
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He tipples palmistry, and dines
On all her fortune-telling lines. Cleveland.
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12. Lineament; feature; figure. “The lines of my boy's face.” Shak.
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13. A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers.
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Unite thy forces and attack their lines. Dryden.
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14. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings.
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Of his lineage am I, and his offspring
By very line, as of the stock real. Chaucer.
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15. A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line.
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16. (Geog.) (a) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. (b) The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
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17. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline.
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18. (Script.) (a) A measuring line or cord.
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He marketh it out with a line. Is. xliv. 13.

(b) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
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The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. Ps. xvi. 6.

(c) Instruction; doctrine.
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Their line is gone out through all the earth. Ps. xix. 4.
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19. (Mach.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line.
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20. The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
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21. (Mil.) (a) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column. (b) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
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22. (Fort.) (a) A trench or rampart. (b) pl. Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
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23. pl. (Shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
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24. (Mus.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
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25. (Stock Exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
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26. (Trade) A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc. McElrath.
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27. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name.
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28. pl. The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver. [U. S.]
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29. A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch.
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Coloq. Hard lines , hard lot. C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.] -- Coloq. Line breeding (Stockbreeding), breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother. -- Coloq. Line conch (Zoöl.), a spiral marine shell (Fasciolaria distans), of Florida and the West Indies. It is marked by narrow, dark, revolving lines. -- Coloq. Line engraving . (a) Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved. (b) A picture produced by printing from such an engraving. -- Coloq. Line of battle . (a) (Mil. Tactics) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver. (b) (Naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement. -- Coloq. Line of battle ship . See Ship of the line, below. -- Coloq. Line of beauty (Fine Arts),an abstract line supposed to be beautiful in itself and absolutely; -- differently represented by different authors, often as a kind of elongated S (like the one drawn by Hogarth). -- Coloq. Line of centers . (Mach.) (a) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels or levers. (b) A line which determines a dead center. See Dead center, under . -- Coloq. Line of dip (Geol.), a line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon. -- Coloq. Line of fire (Mil.), the direction of fire. -- Coloq. Line of force (Physics), any line in a space in which forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism), a line in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is tangential with the direction of a short compass needle held at that point. Faraday. -- Coloq. Line of life (Palmistry), a line on the inside of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life. -- Coloq. Line of lines . See . -- Coloq. Line of march . (Mil.) (a) Arrangement of troops for marching. (b) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching. -- Coloq. Line of operations , that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object. H. W. Halleck. -- Coloq. Line of sight (Firearms), the line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object. -- Coloq. Line tub (Naut.), a tub in which the line carried by a whaleboat is coiled. -- Coloq. Mason and Dixon's line , Coloq. Mason-Dixon line , the boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, as run before the Revolution (1764-1767) by two English astronomers named Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. In an extended sense, the line between the free and the slave States; as, below the Mason-Dixon line, i.e. in the South. -- Coloq. On the line , (a) on a level with the eye of the spectator; -- said of a picture, as hung in an exhibition of pictures. (b) at risk (dependent upon success) in a contest or enterprise; as, the survival of the company is on the line in this project. -- Coloq. Right line , a straight line; the shortest line that can be drawn between two points. -- Coloq. Ship of the line , formerly, a ship of war large enough to have a place in the line of battle; a vessel superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker; -- called also line of battle ship or battleship. Totten. -- Coloq. To cross the line , to cross the equator, as a vessel at sea. -- Coloq. To give a person line , to allow him more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him, like a hooked fish that swims away with the line. -- Coloq. Water line (Shipbuilding), the outline of a horizontal section of a vessel, as when floating in the water.
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