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lining |
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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