In Sweden, 1665 – 1878, a unit of length, about
2.062 millimeters (about 0.08 inch). Before the Swedish spelling reforms of 1906, it was spelled linie.
Sometimes called a verklinje.
The decimallinje, 1730's – 1888, was 2.969 mm.
In Denmark and Norway, a premetric unit of length = 1/12 tomme, about 2.179 millimeters.
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