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▪ I. ˈunderˌlining, n.
[under-1 5 c.]
A lining placed under something; the inner lining of a garment. Also fig.
1580Hollyband, Vn haulse, the vnderlining of a shoe. 1631R. Brathwait Eng. Gentlew. 176 When the Moath shall be your vnderlining, and the Worme your couering. 1897Daily News 16 Jan. 6/5 An underlining of fine soft flannel makes them suitable for even the coldest weather.
▪ II. underˈlining, vbl. n.
[f. underline v.2]
The action of drawing lines below words, etc.; a line or lines so drawn.
1838L. Hunt Let. July in Lett. C. Dickens (1965) I. 685, I have marked..my most favourite passages... The underlinings imply admiration. 1864Williams & Simmonds Engl. Commerc. Corresp. 1 Underlinings too are frequent,..so as to catch the eye more readily. 1891Meredith One of our Conq. xxxi, She begged Captain Dartrey, in double under-linings of her brief words, to mount the stairs. |