clean-lined

adjective

: having appealingly trim or well-designed lines

At another corner of the park rested … a clean-lined dart of a craft, so sleek that it looked even more out of place on dry land than boats usually do.

—William G. Scheller, Islands, May/June 2001

Making the case for the smaller-is-better approach is the bright, clean-lined kitchen at the back of the Bethesda home …

—Deborah K. Dietsch, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2012

Their product line includes spare, clean-lined architectural mantels and ones that appear to be ornately carved.

—Peter O. Whiteley, Sunset, February 2001

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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