interlineation
English edit
Etymology edit
interlineate + -ion
Noun edit
interlineation (plural interlineations)
- A notation made between the lines, especially in a handwritten document; interlining.
- 1904, Elizabeth Miller, The Yoke[1]:
- He made the interlineation, rolled the scroll and sealed it.
- 1909, Emerson Hough, 54-40 or Fight[2]:
- He turned to the table and took up a long, folded document, which I saw was done in his cramped hand and with many interlineations.
- 1920, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health[3]:
- Erasures, blots, interlineations always spoil the beauty of any letter.
Translations edit
a notation made between the lines
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