Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Mason-Dixon Line — The Mason–Dixon Line (or Mason and Dixon s Line ) is a demarcation line between four U.S. states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (then part of Virginia). It was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 by … Wikipedia
Mason-Dixon line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(the) Mason-Dixon Line — the Mason Dixon Line UK [ˌmeɪs(ə)n ˈdɪks(ə)n ˌlaɪn] US [ˌmeɪs(ə)n ˈdɪksən ˌlaɪn] the border between the two states of Maryland and Pennsylvania in the US that traditionally divides the north of the US from the south In the past, this was the… … Useful english dictionary
Mason-Dixon Line — Mason Dix|on Line the Mason Dixon Line the border between the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania in the US. It divided the states of the ↑South, where it was legal to own ↑slaveS, from the states of the ↑North, where it was illegal, until the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mason–Dixon Line — For other uses, see Mason Dixon. The original Mason Dixon Line The Mason–Dixon Line (or Mason and Dixon s Line) was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the resolution of a border dispute between British colonies… … Wikipedia
Mason-Dixon line — [mā′sən dik′sən] [after C. Mason & J. Dixon, who surveyed it, 1763 67] boundary line between Pa. & Md., regarded, before the Civil War, as separating the free states from the slave states or, now, the North from the South: also Mason and Dixon s… … English World dictionary
Mason-Dixon Line — 1779, named for Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, English astronomers who surveyed (1763 7) the disputed boundary between the colonial holdings of the Penns (Pennsylvania) and the Calverts (Maryland). It became the technical boundary between free … Etymology dictionary
Mason-Dixon line — n. (in the US) the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, taken as the northern limit of the slave owning States before the abolition of slavery. Etymology: C. Mason & J. Dixon, 18th c. English astronomers who surveyed it * * * noun the… … Useful english dictionary
Mason-Dixon-Line — Die Mason Dixon Linie Die Mason Dixon Linie, benannt nach dem Astronomen Charles Mason und dem Geometer Jeremiah Dixon, bildet die traditionelle Grenze zwischen den Nord und den Südstaaten der USA. Sie verläuft von … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mason-Dixon Line — It is generally understood that the Mason and Dixon line divides the North from the South in the Atlantic region of the United States, and it is used as a figure of speech when discussing regional custom and viewpoints of all sorts. Below the… … Dictionary of eponyms
