˜yÐÄvlog

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ligne

[ leen; French leen-yuh ]

noun

plural lignes
  1. (in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ligne1

< French: line 1
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Example Sentences

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So the sacrifices, for a long time past, have been, as usual, my correspondence, and as the most tender morsels for the Moloch you and William naturally en premi�re ligne.

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Hergé drew his panels in an elegant, instantly recognizable style that has been so influential, it has acquired a name: ligne claire, or clear line.

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She put out her hands to Frau Br�hl and said: 'There is victory sur tout la ligne!

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If many, or nearly all, have an inerect carriage, wholly lacking la ligne of Dumas, then daily insist on such exercises for them as shall straighten them up and keep them up.

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That of itself told its own story of how completely we were outside the last chance of Belgian protection.—outside la derni�re ligne.

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