ligne

[leen; French leen-yuh]
noun, plural lignes [leenz; French leen-yuh] .
1.
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
2.
line1 ( def 44 ).

Origin:
< French: line1

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ligne

noun
a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons 
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Ligne is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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