Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
cantline .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun software In
software testing , ahypothetical line that separatestests that will be performed, versus tests that may not be performed due to lack of time. - noun journalism, broadcasting In
production , a hypothetical line that separates items that will beexecuted andpublicized , versus items that will becut . - noun surveying, travel A linear cleared area through undeveloped land. "If you stop and get out, you will see a cutline for line-of-sight surveying."
Etymologies
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Examples
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Beyond this point, it often becomes too difficult to clearly differentiate folks and a generic cutline is required.
Archive 2005-01-01 2005
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An alert reader pointed out this photo cutline from the fall prep sports preview on Friday.
Billings Blog David 2003
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An alert reader pointed out this photo cutline from the fall prep sports preview on Friday.
Archive 2003-08-01 David 2003
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(A cutline is the newspaper term for the caption under a photo) "Did you tell her to look at the back of her hand?"
unclebob Diary Entry unclebob 2000
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Meanwhile, traditional Range Rover cues are transmuted into styling gold: The blacked-out rocker panels and lower bumper clips, the clamshell hood with a cutline running from the narrow LED headlamps to a pectoral hood vent, the integrated front and rear treadplates, the integrated running boards, the defined wheel arches.
Evoque: A Range Rover for a Smaller Era Dan Neil 2011
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The cutline identifies him as a sergeant in the Marine Corps
MICHAEL BRAMLETT 2010
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The cutline below the photo stated, “Self-made investment tycoon shares vision of a nation shifting its energy needs from oil to biofuels.”
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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The cutline below the photo stated, “Self-made investment tycoon shares vision of a nation shifting its energy needs from oil to biofuels.”
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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The cutline below the photo stated, “Self-made investment tycoon shares vision of a nation shifting its energy needs from oil to biofuels.”
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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The cutline below the photo stated, “Self-made investment tycoon shares vision of a nation shifting its energy needs from oil to biofuels.”
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
JDWright commented on the word cutline
The first example (caption) does not appear as a definition.
July 12, 2009