white line

noun

a stripe of white paint, tiles, or the like, that marks the center or outer edge of a road.
a white layer in a horse's hoof.
any blank or white part, line, stripe, or margin.

white line

a line or strip of white in the centre of a road to separate traffic going in different directions
a white lamination in the hoof of a horse

First recorded in 1590–1600

He did not say a word for an instant, for his lips were pressed so tightly together, that they were a white line.

At times they had climbed to such a height that the stream was merely a white line beneath them, and its voice could not be heard.

The white line of cartilage will be sure to bother in carving, and the best way is to cut it out before you cook the meat.

They roam the sea with sharp eyes ever alert for that thin white line on the horizon, the feeding albacore.

Albacore feeding on the surface raise a thin, low, white line of water or multitudes of slight, broken splashes.

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