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- noun Plural form of
plumbline .
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Examples
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When the straightedge is in position, and the plumblines strike both the lines alike and at the same time, they show that the instrument stands level.
The Ten Books on Architecture Vitruvius Pollio
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These crosspieces have vertical lines drawn upon them, and there are plumblines hanging from the straightedge over each of the lines.
The Ten Books on Architecture Vitruvius Pollio
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