interrule
/ˌɪntəˈɹuːl/
interrule verb: mark with straight lines between or among pre-existing straight lines.
Verb
interrule (third-person singular simple present interrules, present participle interruling, simple past and past participle interruled)
- Mark with straight lines between or among pre-existing straight lines.
- The picture being completed, it is ruled over in square, each of about twelve inches. These are again interruled with small squares, which correspond with the threads of which the finished work is to consist.1860, Andrew Ure, edited by Robert Hunt, Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, fifth edition, volume III, London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, s.v. mosaic wool work, page 205
Forms of interrule
| third-person singular present | interrules |
|---|---|
| present participle | interruling |
| past participle | interruled |
| past | interruled |
Origin of interrule
From inter- (“in the midst of”) + rule (“mark with straight lines”).
Questions about interrule
- What does interrule mean?
- Interrule means mark with straight lines between or among pre-existing straight lines.
- What part of speech is interrule?
- Interrule is a verb.
- How do you pronounce interrule?
- Interrule is pronounced /ˌɪntəˈɹuːl/.
- What is the past tense of interrule?
- The past tense of interrule is interruled.
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