line cut

noun

, Printing.

1. an engraving consisting only of lines or areas that are solid black or white. Compare halftone ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of line cut¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

A caller appearing to be the chief receptionist, said they had a guest who had taken "too many drugs and alcohol", and was "trashing the entire room", before the line cut out.

From BBC

They were told to turn back, and while on the phone to Nadia the line cut out following an explosion.

From BBC

Before Khader's phone line cut off, he also said that armoured bulldozers had been brought in.

From BBC

On Sept. 26, 1894, the Ironton was being pulled by the Charles J. Kershaw steamer ship around 12:30 a.m. when it had its tow line cut after the steamer’s engine failed.

From Washington Times

From that moment on, the film becomes a fairly predictable game of cat and mouse, with Luther’s cat — implausibly sprung from prison in short order — in hot pursuit of the mouse, whom Serkis portrays as if he were racing through the film on a Lime scooter with the brake line cut, and wearing a fluorescent orange vest.

From Washington Post