body line

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒdilʌɪn/

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body line (countable and uncountable, plural body lines)

1. (typography) The mean line; the level of the top of the main lower-case letters (without ascenders). [from 18th c.]
2. A person's posture or bearing. [from 19th c.]
3. (cricket) The bodyline style of bowling.
4. The shape or profile of the body of an animal etc.
   • 2001, Alan Edwards, The New Guide to Cat Breeds, page 89:

     This Blue shows the remarkable, sleek bodyline of the breed.