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Webster 1913 Edition


Lining

Lin′ing

(līn′ĭng)
,
Noun.
[See
Line
to cover the in side.]
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.
The
lining
of his coffers shall make coats
To deck our soldiers.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Lining

LI'NING

,
ppr.
[See Line.] Covering on the inside, as a garment.

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)

  1. 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.
  2. The material used for such a covering.
  3. The act of attaching such a covering.

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lining

  1. present participle of line

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