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delineator

[ dih-lin-ee-ey-ter ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that delineates.
  2. a tailor's pattern that can be adjusted for cutting garments of different sizes.


delineator

/ »åɪˈ±ôɪ²Ôɪˌ±ðɪ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a tailor's pattern, adjustable for different sizes
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of delineator1

First recorded in 1765–75; delineate + -or 2
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Theodore Dreiser raised the question “Americanitis—Can It Be Cured?†in The Delineator, a women’s fashion magazine he edited.

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Younes hypothesized that drivers slow down when they see a bike lane marked with the cones because the driving lane is narrower and requires more concentration, and it's easier to notice cones or planters or some other space delineator than it is to spot painted lines on the road surface.

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“If you have an academy or school, and they are accused of an inequity problem … and you let them admit students using race as a significant delineator, as opposed to addressing the underlying symptoms of inequity,†Davis said, “then that’s wrong.â€

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Two years later, they also started selling a single-strength chocolate syrup for home use, and as a way to reach housewives with their product, developed a dozen recipes using the syrup which, were distributed to magazines including "Good Housekeeping Delineator," "McCall's Magazine," "People's Home Journal" and "Women's Home Companion."

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A 1904 article in the Delineator magazine by the pseudonymous Marie Columbia suggested that cave-dwellers were separate from “The Official Set†and “The Smart Set.â€

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