lineate

lineate or lin·e·at·ed [lin-ee-it, -eyt or lin-ee-ey-tid] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for lineate on Thesaurus.com adjective

1. marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.

Origin of lineate 1635–45; Latin līneātus past participle of līneāre to make straight, mark with lines. See lineament, -ate1 Related Words for lineate ridged, variegated, marked, striped, striate, tore, grooved, whelked, barred, striated, streaky, brindled, linear, lineate, liny, pied, strigose Examples from the Web for lineate Historical Examples of lineate

Now the common affections of a Lineate are to bee Angled and Figured.

The Way To Geometry

Peter Ramus

For triangles doe compound and make the triangulate, but lines doe not make the lineate.

The Way To Geometry

Peter Ramus

As before of a line was made a lineate: so here in like manner of a triangle is made a triangulate.

The Way To Geometry

Peter Ramus

British Dictionary definitions for lineate lineate lineated adjective

1. marked with lines; streaked

Word Origin for lineate C17: from Latin līneātus drawn with lines Word Origin and History for lineate v.

1550s, from Latin lineatus, past participle of lineare (see lineament). Related: Lineated; lineating.

adj.

1640s, from Latin lineatus, past participle of lineare (see lineament).