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English
Etymology
From beard + line.
Noun
beardline (plural beardlines)
- (typography) The line below the baseline where the descending letters, such as ⟨p⟩ or ⟨q⟩, sit.
- Coordinate terms: baseline, capline
1992, Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style, Hartley & Marks Publishers, →ISBN:The beardline is the line reached by descenders in letters like p and q.
- (literally) The outline of a beard.
2015, Richard Corson, James Glavan, Beverly Gore Norcross, Stage Makeup, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 55:Heavy beardlines on men, for example, tend to appear in the blue color range. Applying a “beard cover” containing orange pigment (the compliment of blue) will , theoretically, neutralize the beardline, bringing it closer to the natural skin tone.
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