a line of kings. a department of activity; occupation or business: What line are you in? Informal.a mode of conversation, especially one that is glib or exaggerated in order to impress or influence another person: He really handed her a line about his rich relatives. ...
out of line 1. Uncalled-for; improper. 2. Unruly and out of control. [Middle English, from Old English līne and from Old French ligne, both from Latin līnea, string, cord, from feminine of līneus, of linen, from līnum, thread, linen; see lī̆no- in Indo-European roots.] lin...
Plantagenet line- the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485 Plantagenet dynasty- a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family royal family,royal house,royal line,royalty- royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" ...
line n (route, direction)路线;走向Follow the line of the mountains and you will get to the town.沿着群山的方向走,你会抵达那个小镇的。 line n (beings with common ancestry)家族;族系This line of kings dates back to the fourteenth century.这一系列国王的族系可以追溯到14世纪。 line n slang ...
*:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purplelineof the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams. ...
route:the line of flight. a course of action, procedure, thought, policy, etc.:That newspaper follows a conservative line. a piece of useful information:I've got a line on a good used car. a series of generations descended from a common ancestor:a line of kings. a person's occupation...
route:the line of flight. a course of action, procedure, thought, policy, etc.:That newspaper follows a conservative line. a piece of useful information:I've got a line on a good used car. a series of generations descended from a common ancestor:a line of kings. ...
French origin, related to 'cue' Old English origin, related to 'line' 10 Compare with Definitions Queue A list or sequence of items, tasks, etc., to be processed or handled. My Netflix queue is full of documentaries this month. 10 Line A row of people or things arranged in order. Th...
a Middle English merger of Old English line "cable, rope; series, row, row of letters; rule, direction," and Old French ligne "guideline, cord, string; lineage, descent" (12c.), both from Latin linea "linen thread, string, plumb-line," also "a mark, bound, limit, goal; line of...
" and Old Frenchligne"guideline, cord, string; lineage, descent" (12c.), both from Latinlinea"linen thread, string, plumb-line," also "a mark, bound, limit, goal; line of descent," short forlinea restis"linen cord," and similar phrases, from fem. oflineus(adj.) "of linen," ...