figurative. line of life: the thread fabled to be spun by the Fates, determining the duration of a person's life. Obsolete. Cf. sense 27.
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释义 | the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > expectation of life > thread of life (3) line of lifec1580 figurative. line of life: the thread fabled to be spun by the Fates, determining the duration of a person's life. Obsolete. Cf. sense 27. filleta1592 In etymological sense (after French filet): A thread or string. figurative. plural. The ‘threads’ of life. file1606 A thread. figurative. The thread of life. Obsolete. |
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