line drawing
A pen or pencil drawing consisting only of solid linesA pen or pencil drawing consisting only of solid lines.
» In the Mexican state of Michoacán potters make white clay containers painted with line drawings of fish and other animals.
Meaning
2 sensesA pen or pencil drawing consisting only of solid lines.
(US, figuratively)The process of establishing a specific boundary, distinction or limit in regard to prescribing the best legal rule.
- a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
Examples
1 sentencesIn the Mexican state of Michoacán potters make white clay containers painted with line drawings of fish and other animals.
Origin
From line + drawing. First use appears c. 1891. The figurative sense is a deverbal form ofFrom line + drawing. First use appears c. 1891. The figurative sense is a deverbal form of the expression draw the line. The exact date of its first appearance is uncertain.
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Forms
plural: line drawings| Singular | line drawing |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects:delineationdepictionlimning