hiplinen.
/ˈhɪplʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈhɪpˌlaɪn/ 1. Architecture and Building. The line of, or a line representing, the hip of a roof (see hip n.1 2a).
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1668 G. Richards tr. A. Palladio 1st Bk. Archit. (ed. 2) li. 237 Set one foot of the Compasses on the point Q. and extend the other foot to the hip lines D. P. and C. P.
1728 W. Halfpenny Builder's Pocket-compan. 34 Move the other Foot, 'till it touches the nearest Place of the Hip Line a k, which move about, and make the Point l, and draw the Lines [etc.].
1800 J. Malton Young Painter's Maulstick 48 Draw the hip lines..and the whole roof will be completed.
1887 Carpentry & Building Dec. 247/3 To find the backing of the hip rafter without using the hip line.
1909 Metal Worker, Plumber & Steam Fitter 17 July 41/1 The true angle at right angles to the hip line must now be found.
2016 M2 FinancialWire (Nexis) 19 July Broken or loose shingles near ridge and hip lines.
2. The level of a person's hips; the outline or contour of the hips.
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1881 Godey's Lady's Bk. Mar. 275/2 Two scarfs of the same material..crossed over at the front, one at the heading of the pleats, just below the hip line.
1907 Westm. Gaz. 30 Mar. 14/1 It [sc. a skirt] blurs over the aggressive hip-line.
1973 Country Life 8 Mar. 635/2 Dress in black-and-white-check wool with smooth hipline.
2006 Threads Sept. 53/2 Temporarily mark your declared hipline with a length of nonstretching seam binding.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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