line art

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line art

noun

uncountable Images that consist of distinct straight and curved lines placed against a (usually plain) background, without gradations in shade (darkness) or hue (color).
Similar: line drawing
uncountable Artwork to be reproduced with one solid color, contrasted with artwork having tone or shading (halftones), or full color (color separations).
uncountable The outlines of a drawing as opposed to color, shading, and texture.

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noun image that consists of distinct straight and curved lines

中文	線稿 /线稿 xiàngǎo
Русский	штрихово́й рису́нок štrixovój risúnok

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@misc{line_art_2026,
  title = {line art},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/line%20art},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}