interline Meaning, Definition & Usage

In`ter*line" transitive verb

Etymology

Pref. inter- + line: cf. LL. interlineare, F. interlinéer, OF. entreligner.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Interlined ; present participle & verbal noun Interlining

Definitions

1. To write or insert between lines already written or printed, as for correction or addition; to write or print something between the lines of; as, to interline a page or a book. Swift.
2. To arrange in alternate lines; as, to interline Latin and English. Locke.
3. To mark or imprint with lines.

   A crooked wrinkle interlines my brow. Marlowe.