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ˈcross-line
[cross- 4, cross a. 1 b.]
1. A line drawn across another.
c1391Chaucer Astrol. i. §12 Next the forseide cercle..vnder the cros-lyne. 1768W. Gilpin Ess. Prints 60 In engraving and etching we must get over the prejudices of cross lines, which exist on no natural bodies. 1804Southey Lett. (1856) I. 253 The ceiling has all the crosslines of the trowel.
2. Fishing. A line stretched across the river or stream, used in cross-fishing (see cross- B.).
1891Daily News 9 Feb. 6/3 The Irish fishermen still use the crosslines.
Hence ˈcross-line v., to mark with cross-lines; ˈcross-ˌlining vbl. n., (a) (see quot. 1816); (b) = cross-fishing.
1598Barret Theor. Warres iv. i. 119 It were good for vs to crosselyne him what we may. Margin, The proud Spaniardes Mappa Mundi to be crossed. 1816J. Smith Panorama Sc. & Art II. 779 A white ground and black lines, reticulated work, which is technically called cross-lining..becomes to the wood-engravers of the present day an undertaking of immense labour. 189719th Cent. Aug. 199 Cross-lining for trout has lately been prohibited. 1900Daily News 16 Aug. 3/2 A large landowner, who has..succeeded in stopping cross-lining on Lough Corrib. 1907Westm. Gaz. 13 Dec. 4/2 A daring spirit suggested the project of cross-lining. |