line, stripe, streak

lines, streaks

follow the beaten path

to make fruitless search for a thing which is lost

fix a boundary

marking a line, dividing

marking a line, dividing

one who walks the beaten track, conservative

set in old ways

when the opportunity is lost, the only thing you can do is to lament

when the opportunity is lost, the only thing you can do is to lament

the mark that makes on the stone, fixed writing, confirmed writing

the black line that appears between the teeth when a dentifrice is applied

analytical geometry

a follower of old customs, Metaphorically: the one who is following the old custom