beardlines

Noun

beardline (plural beardlines)

1. 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
2. (literally) 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