with
overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
\"...\" will be shown in the end of the line if overflowed. However, t
Great question... I wish there was an answer, but this is the closest you can get with CSS these days. No ellipsis, but still pretty usable.
overflow: hidden; line-height: 1.2em; height: 3.6em; // 3 lines * line-height