Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A careless or inaccurate delineation of anything.
- noun 2. In anatomy, the white lines or fibrous impressions on the straight muscle of the abdomen, resulting from tendinous intersections. They are now called the linea alba and lineæ semilunares or transversæ of the rectus abdominis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare A careless or inaccurate delineation of anything.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dated An
instrument for measuring a person's ability toflex the neck and limbs. - noun rare A
careless orinaccurate delineation of anything.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek round, about + to write.
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