Note 529 — Chapter I · FLAX.
Reading edition
The use of the cord of flax (linea) for measuring, &c. is the origin of the word line. “Linea genere suo appellata, quia ex lino fit.” Isidori Hisp. Etymol. l. xix. c. 18. De instrumentis ædificiorum.
Reading edition
The use of the cord of flax (linea) for measuring, &c. is the origin of the word line. “Linea genere suo appellata, quia ex lino fit.” Isidori Hisp. Etymol. l. xix. c. 18. De instrumentis ædificiorum.