line drawing

American  

noun

1. a drawing done exclusively in line, providing gradations in tone entirely through variations in width and density.

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line drawing British  

noun

1. a drawing made with lines only, gradations in tone being provided by the spacing and thickness of the lines

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Etymology

Origin of line drawing

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Chief Justice John G. Roberts said such district-by-district line drawing “presents political questions” and there are no reliable “legal standards” for deciding what is fair and just.

From Los Angeles Times

Charlotte lands on a fabric with a white background, detailed with fine line drawings in blue.

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A line drawing of the couple, created in one take by their 10-year-old nephew.

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That’s a credit to the jazz score created by composer Jeff Morrow, the animation that replicates Schulz’s original line drawings and the script, which captures the way the characters speak.

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Since then, they’ve had a line drawing of a feminine figure leaning comfortably against a large orangutan on their left bicep.

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