Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
line drawing ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for line drawing on Thesaurus.com noun
- a drawing done exclusively in line, providing gradations in tone entirely through variations in width and density.
Origin of line drawing First recorded in 1890–95 Related Words for line drawing delineation, drawing, illustration, picture, sketch Examples from the Web for line drawing Contemporary Examples of line drawing
Political science research on redistricting has confirmed that control of the line-drawing process does yield some benefits.
Don’t Overestimate Gerrymandering
Justin Green
February 18, 2013
Historical Examples of line drawing
Sometimes, though incorrectly, applied to a line-drawing in pen and ink.
Various
The one colour was used as a ground with the high lights cut away; the other block, for the ordinary convention of line-drawing.
English Illustration ‘The Sixties’: 1855-70
Gleeson White
It is somewhat difficult to exemplify this by a line-drawing, though it is easy to do so with an actual example.
Charles John Ffoulkes
They reproduce, or almost reproduce, the color-charm of the early broadsides; and they show a marked improvement in line-drawing.
Lafcadio Hearn
British Dictionary definitions for line drawing line drawing noun
- a drawing made with lines only, gradations in tone being provided by the spacing and thickness of the lines