line drawing

noun
a drawing done exclusively in line, providing gradations in tone entirely through variations in width and density.

Origin:
1890–95

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line drawing
 
n
a drawing made with lines only, gradations in tone being provided by the spacing and thickness of the lines

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Reproduction of line drawing from unidentified publication.
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