† deˈline, v. Obs.
Also 6 delyne.
[ad. L. dēlīneā-re: see delineate. Cf. align v., and mod.F. délinéer (Littré).]
trans. To mark out by lines; to outline, sketch; = delineate v. 1, 2.
| 1589 P. Ive Fortif. 36 Proceede as in the delyning of a bulwarke. a 1734 North Exam. (1740) 523 A certain Plan had been delined out for a farther Proceeding. |