line drawing

noun

: a drawing made in solid lines

Examples of line drawing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Like some of the music, the album artwork also pays homage to the animal world and our interconnectedness—the abstract piece offers a single line drawing that weaves in outlines of a panting dog, screeching cat, stoic bunny, and wise owl. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026

Bettina followed these in 1971 with a group of wooden sculptures and line drawings exploring similar arabesque shapes. — Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026

Her black and white line drawing of two Truffula trees from The Lorax balances playfulness with artful minimalism. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026

For example, given line drawings of various cylinders, a neural network called an encoder can learn to convert each image into numbers representing fundamental aspects of each cylinder, such as its height, width, orientation and location. — Anil Ananthaswamy, Wired News, 7 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for line drawing

• cawing
• clawing
• gnawing
• pawing
• sawing
• thawing
• yawing
• outlawing
• redrawing
• withdrawing

Kids Definition

line drawing

noun

: a drawing made in solid lines