lineate

[ lin-ee-it, -eyt ]

adjective

1. marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.

lineate

/ -ˌeɪt; ˈlɪnɪɪt /

adjective

1. marked with lines; streaked

Word History and Origins

Origin of lineate¹

First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin līneātus, past participle of līneāre “to make straight, mark with lines”; lineament, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of lineate¹

C17: from Latin līneātus drawn with lines

Example Sentences

As before of a line was made a lineate: so here in like manner of a triangle is made a triangulate.

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Stri lineate on the lower part of the valve, punctate on the keel.

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For triangles doe compound and make the triangulate, but lines doe not make the lineate.

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Now the common affections of a Lineate are to bee Angled and Figured.

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