body line

See also: bodyline

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɒdilʌɪn/
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Noun

body line (plural body lines)

  1. (typography) The mean line; the level of the top of the main lower-case letters (without ascenders). [from 18th c.]
  2. A person's posture or bearing. [from 19th c.]
  3. (cricket) The bodyline style of bowling.
  4. The shape or profile of the body of an animal etc.
    • 2001, Alan Edwards, The New Guide to Cat Breeds (page 89)
      This Blue shows the remarkable, sleek bodyline of the breed.
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