Strapless longline bra, with wired underbust and flexible boning, smooths womanly curves.1953, Farm Journal, volume 77:
In the dressing room, the smiling attendant helped her into the longline corset with its built-in bra.2007, Solange Ayre, One Thousand Brides, page 5:
longline
noun
Etymology From long + line.
1
Fishing, Hobbies, Lifestyle Gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods or gangions.
2
Firefighting, Government A long cable used to raise or lower loads from a helicopter when landing is not possible.
Related terms
hangs near sea surface, sets along sea floor
longline
verb
Etymology From long + line.
1
To fish with a line of this kind.
The Japanese, always on the prowl for something else to take out of the sea, have been longlining sharks for years, and eating them in a variety of ways.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 144: