Leger line

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

leger line
    n 1: a short line; a notation for extending the range above or
         below the staff [syn: {ledger line}, {leger line}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Leger \Leg"er\, a. [F. l['e]ger, fr. LL. (assumed) leviarius,
   fr. L. levis light in weight. See {Levity}.]
   Light; slender; slim; trivial. [Obs. except in special
   phrases.] --Bacon.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Leger line} (Mus.), a line added above or below the staff to
      extend its compass; -- called also {added line}.
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