ledger line

ledger line
1. Also, leger line. Also called added line. Music. a short line added when necessary above or below the staff to increase the range of the staff.
2. Angling. a line so set that both the bait and sinker rest on the bottom.
[1690-1700 for def. 2; 1880-85 for def. 1]

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  • ledger line — /ˈlɛdʒə laɪn/ (say lejuh luyn) noun 1. Angling a line used in ledgering. 2. Music → leger line …  

  • ledger line — noun A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staffs; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff …   Wiktionary

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