Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-LIN-E-A'TION
DE-LIN-E-A'TION, n. [L. delineatio.]
- First draught of a thing; outline; representation of a form or figure by lines; sketch; design.
- Representation in words; description; as, the delineation of a character.
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