interlineation

English

Etymology

interlineate +‎ -ion

Noun

interlineation (plural interlineations)

A notation made between the lines, especially in a handwritten document; interlining.
- 1904, Elizabeth Miller, The Yoke‎:
  He made the interlineation, rolled the scroll and sealed it.
- 1909, Emerson Hough, 54-40 or Fight‎:
  He turned to the table and took up a long, folded document, which I saw was done in his cramped hand and with many interlineations.
- 1920, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health‎:
  Erasures, blots, interlineations always spoil the beauty of any letter.

Translations

a notation made between the lines

Irish: idirlíniú m
Romanian: adăugire la un act f
Scottish Gaelic: eadar-lìneadh m, eadar-sgrìobhadh m, eadar-shreathadh m

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