• Interlineation

    Full definition of interlineation

    Noun

    interlineation

    (plural interlineations)
    1. A notation made between the lines, especially in a handwritten document
      • 1904, Elizabeth Miller, The Yoke Chapter , He made the interlineation, rolled the scroll and sealed it.
      • 1909, Emerson Hough, 54-40 or Fight Chapter , 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 and J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health Chapter , Erasures, blots, interlineations always spoil the beauty of any letter.
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