MIDLINE

midplane, midline

(noun) the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

midline (plural midlines)

(anatomy, medicine) The medial line (or plane) of the body, which divides the body into halves that are mirror-images of each other.

(typography) The level of the top of the x-height of a typeface.

Source: Wiktionary



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SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.

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