In the 9th century the term ligne came into use to measure the diameter of buttons. The consensus definition was that a ligne was the measurement of a round wick, folded flat. In this sense it measures 1⁄40 of an inch, but not exactly. Such a measurement became the American measurement called "line," being one-fortieth of the US-customary inch.
Matt: WRONG
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