beardline

English

Etymology

beard +‎ line

Noun

beardline (plural beardlines)

1. (typography) The line below the baseline where the descending letters, such as ⟨p⟩ or ⟨q⟩, sit.

   Coordinate terms: baseline, capline

   • 1992, Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style, Hartley & Marks Publishers, →ISBN:

     The beardline is the line reached by descenders in letters like p and q.

2. (literally) The outline of a beard.
   • 2015, Richard Corson, James Glavan, Beverly Gore Norcross, Stage Makeup, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 55:

     Heavy beardlines on men, for example, tend to appear in the blue color range. Applying a “beard cover” containing orange pigment (the compliment^[sic] of blue) will , theoretically, neutralize the beardline, bringing it closer to the natural skin tone.

Translations

(typography)

• Finnish: alalinja

(literally)

• Finnish: partaraja
• German: Bartlinie f, Bartkante f
• Polish: linia brody f

Anagrams

• bandelier, bandileer, bread line, breadline