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lyne¹
noun lynes
- Obsolete form of line (“path, rope, etc.”). Noſce teipſum of Thales: Noſce tempus of Pittacus: Nihil nimis of Cleobulus; which notwithſtanding to ſpeake indifferently, are but vulgar precepts in Morality, carrying with them nothing above the lyne, or beyond the extemporall ſententioſity of common conceits with us.
- Alternative form of line (“(obsolete) flax, linen”). Nor anie vveauer, vvhich his vvorke doth boaſt In dieper, in damaske, or in lyne; Nor anie skil’d in vvorkmanſhip emboſt; Nor anie skil’d in loupes of fingring fine, Might in their diuers cunning euer dare, VVith this ſo curious netvvorke to compare.
Lyne²
Where it comes from
As an English surname, spelling variant of Lind and Line; as an Irish surname, spelling variant of Lane.
proper noun Lynes
- A village in Runnymede district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0166).
- A small settlement west of Peebles, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2040).
- A surname.
- A female given name.
- An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.
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