beardline
beardline noun: the line below the baseline where the descending letters, such as ⟨p⟩ or ⟨q⟩, sit.
Noun
beardline (plural beardlines)
- The line below the baseline where the descending letters, such as ⟨p⟩ or ⟨q⟩, sit.
- The beardline is the line reached by descenders in letters like p and q.1992, Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style, Hartley & Marks Publishers, →ISBN
- The outline of a beard.
- Heavy beardlines on men, for example, tend to appear in the blue color range. Applying a “beard cover” containing orange pigment (the compliment^([sic]) of blue) will , theoretically, neutralize the beardline, bringing it closer to the natural skin tone.2015, Richard Corson, James Glavan, Beverly Gore Norcross, Stage Makeup, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 55
Forms of beardline
| plural | beardlines |
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Origin of beardline
From beard + line.
Questions about beardline
- What does beardline mean?
- Beardline means the line below the baseline where the descending letters, such as ⟨p⟩ or ⟨q⟩, sit.
- What part of speech is beardline?
- Beardline is a noun.
- What is the plural of beardline?
- The plural of beardline is beardlines.
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