Line(v. t.)
- To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin.
Line(v. t.)
- To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money.
Line(v. t.)
- 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.
Line(v. t.)
- To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals.
Line(n.)
- 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.
Line(n.)
- A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line.
Line(n.)
- 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.
Line(n.)
- Direction; as, the line of sight or vision.
Line(n.)
- A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column.
Line(n.)
- A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend.
Line(n.)
- A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure.
Line(n.)
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
Line(n.)
- That which has length, but not breadth or thickness.
Line(n.)
- The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline.
Line(n.)
- A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark.
Line(n.)
- A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers.
Line(n.)
- 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.
Line(n.)
- A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line.
Line(n.)
- A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
Line(n.)
- The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
Line(n.)
- A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline.
Line(n.)
- 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.
Line(n.)
- The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
Line(n.)
- A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column.
Line(n.)
- The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.