lineation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
lineation
    n 1: the line that appears to bound an object [syn: {outline},
         {lineation}]
    2: the act of marking or outlining with lines
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lineation \Lin`e*a"tion\ (l[i^]n`[-e]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.
   lineatio the drawing of a line, fr. lineare.]
   Delineation; a line or lines.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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