First Known Use: 15th century
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1interline
verb in·ter·line \ˌin-tər-ˈlīn\
Definition of INTERLINE
transitive verb
: to insert between lines already written or printed
— in·ter·lin·e·a·tion \-ˌli-nē-ˈā-shən\ noun
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Origin of INTERLINE
Middle English enterlinen, from Medieval Latin interlineare, from Latin inter- + linea line
Rhymes with INTERLINE
aerodyne, agate line, alkaline, androgyne, anodyne, anticline, Apennine, aquiline, argentine, asinine, auld lang syne, Aventine, Ballantyne, balloon vine, battle line, borderline, bottom-line, Byzantine, calamine, calcimine, Caroline, catarrhine, Catiline, celandine, centerline, cisalpine, claymore mine, clementine, colubrine, columbine, Columbine, concubine, conga line, contour line, Coppermine, coralline, countermine, countersign, credit line, crystalline, cytokine, dessert wine, disincline, dollar sign, down-the-line, draw the line, eglantine, endocrine, equal sign, Esquiline, exocrine, fescennine, finish line, firing line, Florentine, gas turbine, genuine, gregarine, infantine, intertwine, iodine, Johannine, knotty pine, leonine, Levantine, Liechtenstein, limber pine, lubber line, minus sign, monkeyshine, morning line, muscadine, on deadline, on the line, opaline, palatine, Palatine, Palestine, party line, passerine, picket line, porcupine, psittacine, realign, redefine, redesign, riverine, saccharine, sapphirine, saturnine, second-line, serpentine, service line, sibylline, Siegfried line, sixty-nine, sounding line, subalpine, sparkling wine, static line, steam turbine, story line, table wine, Theatine, three-point line, timberline, toe the line, transalpine, Tridentine, turnverein, turpentine, underline, undermine, Ursuline, uterine, valentine, vespertine, viperine, vulturine, waterline, wind turbine, worry line
2interline
verb
Definition of INTERLINE
transitive verb
: to provide (a garment) with an interlining
Origin of INTERLINE
Middle English, from inter- + linen to line
First Known Use: 15th century
3interline
adjective
Definition of INTERLINE
: relating to, involving, or carried by two or more transportation lines
First Known Use of INTERLINE
1897
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