tapeline
Example Sentences
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"Let's get father's tapeline and measure it," said Frank.
From Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3) by Parker, Francis W. (Francis Wayland)
These facts Tom ascertained with the use of a small tapeline which he carried in his pocket.
From Around the World in Ten Days by Fraser, Chelsea Curtis
At last he stopped, and took a tapeline from his pocket.
From The Face and the Mask by Barr, Robert
The doctor noted the positions of the three empty sockets and, drawing a tapeline from his pocket, proceeded to measure the distances from each of the three—they were widely separated round the circle—from each other.
From The Blind Spot by Hall, Austin
What consolation radiated from her thimble, what encouragement even in the sight of her tapeline!
From Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland by Multatuli
