3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Line \Line\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lined} (l[imac]nd); p. pr &
vb n. {Lining}.] [See {Line} flax.]
1. To cover the inner surface of as to line a cloak with
silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin.
The inside lined with rich carnation silk. --W.
Browne.
2. To put something in the inside of to fill; to supply, as
a purse with money.
The charge amounteth very high for any one man's
purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto.
--Carew.
Till coffee has her stomach lined. --Swift.
3. To place persons or things along the side of for security
or defense; to strengthen by adding anything to fortify;
as to line works with soldiers.
Line and new repair our towns of war With men of
courage and with means defendant. --Shak.
4. To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals. --Creech.
{Lined gold}, gold foil having a lining of another metal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lining \Lin"ing\ (l[imac]n"[i^]ng), n. [See {Line} to cover the
inside.]
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. --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
lining
n 1: a covering that protects an inside surface
2: a piece of material that is used as the inside surface of a
garment [syn: {liner}]
3: providing something with a surface of a different material
[syn: {facing}]
4: the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or
curtain etc.)
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