Emily Dickinson Lexicon

line (-s), n. [OE lín, flax.]

1. Limit; orbit; circumference.
2. Trajectory; path; circuit; atmosphere; edge of firmament; [fig.] travel plan; trading route in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
3. Cable; measuring cord; nautical rope for sounding depth.
4. Note; phrase; message; comment; inscription; written text; set of words; unit of verse in a lyric poem; [fig.] tune; song; cadence; set of musical notes; melodious insect noise.
5. Rank; row; [fig.] horizon; visible edge of the earth.
6. Boundary; demarcation; division; point of distinction; [fig.] time; date; change of season.