ligne
Americannoun
plural
lignes-
(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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line.
Etymology
Origin of ligne
< French: line 1
Example Sentences
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Matthieu Latrasse, un pilote de ligne actuellement premier du classement des 277 000 joueurs, demande à voler vers des destinations où se trouvent des oeuvres d’Invader.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023
Then there was the look of the movie: the challenge of turning Hergé's famous ligne claire into a three-dimensional world that actors could walk around in.
From Time • Oct. 31, 2011
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.
From Time • Oct. 31, 2011
Les Anglois avoient essaié de gagner le vent: mais l'amiral Tromp en aiant toujours conservé l'avantage, et l'étant rangé sur une ligne parallèle à celle des Anglois arriva sur eux,' &c.
From Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)
She put out her hands to Frau Br�hl and said: 'There is victory sur tout la ligne!
From Count Br?hl by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
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