Tapeline: alternatives and connections

A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches.

Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influenc…

A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle.

A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood,…

A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun; -- called al…

a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck"

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridg…

A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four fee…

Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; -- usually, in the plural,…

Without dimensions; marking dimensions or the limits.

A diagram or drawing; made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all side…

A writing paper made in sheets, ordinarily 16 x 13 inches, and folded so as to make a page 13 x 8 inches. See Paper.

Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to th…

A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who…

To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case);…

Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it…

A Roman measure of land, measuring 28,800 square feet, or 240 feet in length by 120 in breadth.

Designating a canvas used for portraits of a peculiar size, viz., twenty-right or twenty-nine inches by thirty-six; -- so called becau…