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attention line

noun

  1. a line of text after the address on a piece of correspondence, directing it to a particular person or department.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of attention line1

First recorded in 1920–25

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Example Sentences

Some experiments have indicated, however, that a well-written attention line is fully as effective as an average illustration.

The attention-line CD is at the point that makes the upper section a “golden rectangle.”

Obviously the chain of reasoning must start from the attention line.

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