line drawing

noun

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

line drawing

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of line drawing¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

States with Republican control over line drawing, such as Florida and Texas, are slated to gain more seats through population changes, and the party continues to have far more control of the process than Democrats.

From Washington Post

If you fly over the desert on the southern coast of Peru, you’ll spot dozens of line drawings, stretching hundreds of feet across the arid landscape.

From Popular-Science

This set of Fourth Amendment rule has gotten the Court into tricky line-drawing problems before.

From The Daily Beast

Political science research on redistricting has confirmed that control of the line-drawing process does yield some benefits.

From The Daily Beast

It is somewhat difficult to exemplify this by a line-drawing, though it is easy to do so with an actual example.

From Project Gutenberg

All the tumult of material things gone, he had a vision of her clear as a line drawing.

From Project Gutenberg

The first line drawing in this chapter shows correct proportions of interval and distance.

From Project Gutenberg

You know how far from exemplary or delightful your boy's first quite voluntary exercises in white line drawing on your slate were?

From Project Gutenberg

In some respects they have more affinity with line drawing, mezzotint, and etching than with oil or water-colour painting.

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