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lines of beauty

lines of beauty is the plural of line of beauty.

Meaning of line of beauty

Noun

line of beauty (plural lines of beauty)

  1. (fine arts) A curved line that is supposedly inherently beautiful. It is represented in different ways by different authors, although usually as a kind of elongated S (like the one in William Hogarth’s painting in this entry).
    • Every line is the line of beauty; it is only fumble and bungle which cannot draw a line. This only is ugliness. That is not a line which doubts and hesitates in the midst of its course.1880, William Blake, “Public Address and Memoranda by Blake of his mode of Engraving”, in Life of William Blake, volume 2

Questions about lines of beauty

What is lines of beauty the plural of?
Lines of beauty is the plural of line of beauty.

Words near lines of beauty in the dictionary

  1. lines drawn on water
  2. lines in
  3. lines in the sand
  4. lines of attack
  5. lines of battle
  6. lines of beauty
  7. lines of best fit
  8. lines of Blaschko
  9. lines of business
  10. lines of centers
  11. lines of contact

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