through linen.

Brit.

/ˈθruː lʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈθru ˌlaɪn/

Forms: see through- prefix and line n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: through- prefix, line n.²

Etymology: < through- prefix + line n.²Re-formed in the 19th cent. In sense 3 after Russian linija skvoznogo dejstvija, literally ‘line of through action’ (as used by Russian actor and theatre director Konstantin Stanislavsky: see Stanislavsky n.); compare quot. 1936.

†1. Nautical. Apparently: a rope forming part of the ship's running rigging. Obsolete.

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1294–5 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1982) III. 117 (MED) In cordis et cordulis que dicuntur Lorwelines, Twistlines, Thurghlines, Hanekes.

a1307 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1982) III. 116 (MED) In..Cordulis pro velo, videlicet Wynies, Loreglynes, Twistlinen, thurglinen, forlok, et aliis.

2. A railway line that covers a whole route without requiring passengers to change trains.

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1843 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 4 Mar. 3/3 That is a subject which need not interfere with the amalgamation and continuity of the through line.

1866 Railway News 6 Jan. 6/1 With this line completed a connection could be made.., opening a new through line from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia.

1964 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 50 598 Taking advantage of depression conditions following 1873, railroad officials..completed the first through line from New Orleans to Chicago.

2005 Railway Mag. July 6/4 The reopening of the through line means that Thameslink has now vacated the interim St Pancras station.

3. A connecting theme or characteristic in a film, play, book, etc. Also more fully through line of action.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > plot > subject or theme > types of

love interest1778

subtext1862

sex interest1911

through line1936

1936 E. R. Hapgood tr. K. S. Stanislavsky Actor Prepares xv. 258 This through line [Rus. linija skvoznogo dejstvija] galvanizes all the small units and objectives of the play and directs them toward the super-objective.

1971 O. G. Brockett Perspectives on Contemp. Theatre iii. 58 There is no through-line of action, except perhaps the tenuous one revolving around whether Claude will burn his draft card or accept induction.

1990 Village Voice (N.Y.) 16 Oct. 33/4 By the time the so-called ‘freedom flights’ began, it looked like this subplot might swamp the main throughline, which I had begun to lose track of.

2015 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 24 July (Calendar section) e8 Although we sincerely root for Samba to surmount his deportation dilemma, his potential romance with Alice proves a far less compelling through line.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	through line
释义	through linen. Brit. /ˈθruː lʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈθru ˌlaɪn/ Forms: see through- prefix and line n.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: through- prefix, line n.² Etymology: < through- prefix + line n.²Re-formed in the 19th cent. In sense 3 after Russian linija skvoznogo dejstvija, literally ‘line of through action’ (as used by Russian actor and theatre director Konstantin Stanislavsky: see Stanislavsky n.); compare quot. 1936. †1. Nautical. Apparently: a rope forming part of the ship's running rigging. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1294–5 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1982) III. 117 (MED) In cordis et cordulis que dicuntur Lorwelines, Twistlines, Thurghlines, Hanekes. a1307 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1982) III. 116 (MED) In..Cordulis pro velo, videlicet Wynies, Loreglynes, Twistlinen, thurglinen, forlok, et aliis. 2. A railway line that covers a whole route without requiring passengers to change trains. ΚΠ 1843 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 4 Mar. 3/3 That is a subject which need not interfere with the amalgamation and continuity of the through line. 1866 Railway News 6 Jan. 6/1 With this line completed a connection could be made.., opening a new through line from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. 1964 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 50 598 Taking advantage of depression conditions following 1873, railroad officials..completed the first through line from New Orleans to Chicago. 2005 Railway Mag. July 6/4 The reopening of the through line means that Thameslink has now vacated the interim St Pancras station. 3. A connecting theme or characteristic in a film, play, book, etc. Also more fully through line of action. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > plot > subject or theme > types of love interest1778 subtext1862 sex interest1911 through line1936 1936 E. R. Hapgood tr. K. S. Stanislavsky Actor Prepares xv. 258 This through line [Rus. linija skvoznogo dejstvija] galvanizes all the small units and objectives of the play and directs them toward the super-objective. 1971 O. G. Brockett Perspectives on Contemp. Theatre iii. 58 There is no through-line of action, except perhaps the tenuous one revolving around whether Claude will burn his draft card or accept induction. 1990 Village Voice (N.Y.) 16 Oct. 33/4 By the time the so-called ‘freedom flights’ began, it looked like this subplot might swamp the main throughline, which I had begun to lose track of. 2015 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 24 July (Calendar section) e8 Although we sincerely root for Samba to surmount his deportation dilemma, his potential romance with Alice proves a far less compelling through line. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1294
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