liney

adj

liney

adj

Etymology From line + -y.

1

Resembling or characterised by lines.

  • […] there is a want of clearness; and the pattern may have a "liney" effect.1891, Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, volume 39, page 908:
  • To obviate spottiness we may insist upon the lines of the design, for a liney thing cannot well be spotty; […]1895, Richard George Hatton, A Text Book of Elementary Design, page 114:

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