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Longlined vs Longline - What's the difference?

longlined | longline |

As verbs the difference between longlined and longline

is that longlined is past tense of longline while longline is to fish with a line of this kind.

As a noun longline is

a very long fishing line carrying a series of baited hooks.

As an adjective longline is

longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips.

longlined

English

Verb

(head)
  • (longline)

  • longline

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fishing) A very long fishing line carrying a series of baited hooks.
  • Verb

    (longlin)
  • To fish with a line of this kind.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (female clothing) Longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips.
  • * 1953 , Farm Journal (volume 77)
  • Strapless longline bra, with wired underbust and flexible boning, smooths womanly curves.
  • * 2007 , Solange Ayre, One Thousand Brides (page 5)
  • In the dressing room, the smiling attendant helped her into the longline corset with its built-in bra.

    See also

    * long line (in mathematics)

    longline

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fishing) A very long fishing line carrying a series of baited hooks.
  • Verb

    (longlin)
  • To fish with a line of this kind.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (female clothing) Longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips.
  • * 1953 , Farm Journal (volume 77)
  • Strapless longline bra, with wired underbust and flexible boning, smooths womanly curves.
  • * 2007 , Solange Ayre, One Thousand Brides (page 5)
  • In the dressing room, the smiling attendant helped her into the longline corset with its built-in bra.

    See also

    * long line (in mathematics)