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Webster 1913 Edition
Lining
1.
The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining.
2.
That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a garment or a box; also, the contents of anything.
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To deck our soldiers.
lining
of his coffers shall make coatsTo deck our soldiers.
Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Lining
LI'NING
,ppr.
LI'NING
,Noun.
1.
The inner covering of any thing, as of a garment or a box. The pleura is called the lining of the thorax.2.
That which is within.Definition 2024
lining
lining
English
Noun
lining (plural linings)
- A covering for the inside surface of something.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess:
- A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 7
- The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
- 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
- As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
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- The material used for such a covering.
- The act of attaching such a covering.
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Translations
covering for the inside of something
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material used for inside covering
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act of attaching an inside covering
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Verb
lining
- present participle of line