line drawing
noun
: a drawing made in solid lines
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The bottles of Birdhorse, a new-ish Sonoma County wine brand, feature brightly colored wax tops and labels with a sparse line drawing of two animals in profile. 
Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2022 The intricate line drawing on the can includes flowers, dragonflies, and butterflies. Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2022 Dairy Milk chocolate also features a simple line drawing of a crown, the official emblem for the celebration. Katie Deighton, WSJ, 25 May 2022 These days, partisans use computer technology to turn line drawing into a precision science of maximizing political gain. Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2022 In other states, courts stepped in to limit partisan line drawing. David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2022 Bakker sized each photo, created a line drawing and transferred it to the panel, painting over it. Janice Neumann, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2022 For the past few days, as a result of the tip line drawing the attention of popular TikTokers and national media outlets, people across the country have been looking at Virginia. Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2022 On the snack bar is a fresh bit of tagging: a black line drawing of a man smoking marijuana with a can of beer by his side. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2021 See More
Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2022 The intricate line drawing on the can includes flowers, dragonflies, and butterflies. Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2022 Dairy Milk chocolate also features a simple line drawing of a crown, the official emblem for the celebration. Katie Deighton, WSJ, 25 May 2022 These days, partisans use computer technology to turn line drawing into a precision science of maximizing political gain. Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2022 In other states, courts stepped in to limit partisan line drawing. David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2022 Bakker sized each photo, created a line drawing and transferred it to the panel, painting over it. Janice Neumann, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2022 For the past few days, as a result of the tip line drawing the attention of popular TikTokers and national media outlets, people across the country have been looking at Virginia. Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2022 On the snack bar is a fresh bit of tagging: a black line drawing of a man smoking marijuana with a can of beer by his side. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
line drawing
noun
as in watercolor
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- watercolor
- charcoal
- pastel
- engraving
- etching
- representation
- etch
- image
- drawing
- portrait
- blueprint
- depiction
- aquatint
- contour
- illustration
- outline
- silhouette
- sketch
- likeness
- caricature
- doodle
- cartoon
- figure
- delineation