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houseline

houseline noun: a small line of three strands used for seizing.

Noun

houseline (plural houselines)

  1. A small line of three strands used for seizing.
    • […]marled on to the sail with marline or houseline, as far as it is sewed1796, David Steel, The Art of Sail-making, as Practised in the Royal Navy
    Synonyms:
    housing

Synonyms of houseline

Forms of houseline

pluralhouselines

Origin of houseline

From house + line.

Questions about houseline

What does houseline mean?
Houseline means a small line of three strands used for seizing.
What part of speech is houseline?
Houseline is a noun.
What is the plural of houseline?
The plural of houseline is houselines.

Words near houseline in the dictionary

  1. houselet
  2. houselets
  3. houselight
  4. houselights
  5. houselike
  6. houseline
  7. houselines
  8. houseling
  9. houselings
  10. houselled
  11. houselling

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