The lining of something such as a piece of clothing or a curtain is a layer of cloth attached to the inside of it in order to make it thicker or warmer, or in order to make it hang better.
...a padded satin jacket with quilted lining.
2. variable noun
You can use lining to refer to a layer of paper, plastic, metal, or another substance that is attached to the inside of something, for example in order to protect it.
...brake linings.
Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets. [+ to]
3. countable noun
The lining of your stomach or other organ is a layer of tissue on the inside of it.
...a bacterium that attacks the lining of the stomach. [+ of]
...the uterine lining.
4. See also line
lining in British English
(ˈlaɪnɪŋ)
noun
1.
a.
material used to line a garment, curtain, etc
b.
(as modifier)
lining satin
2.
a material, such as mull or brown paper, used to strengthen the back of a book
3. civil engineering
a layer of concrete, brick, or timber, etc, used in canals to prevent them leaking or in tunnels or shafts to prevent them falling in
4.
any material used as an interior covering
lining in American English
(ˈlaɪnɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act or process of covering the inner surface of something
2.
the material used or suitable for this purpose
Word origin
see line2 & -ing
More idioms containing
lining
every cloud has a silver lining
Examples of 'lining' in a sentence
lining
This gloomy picture is not without silver linings.
The Sun (2016)
Do you always search for the silver lining?
The Sun (2016)
Doctors diagnosed a problem with her stomach lining and switched her to soya milk.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is a silver lining, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I can see few silver linings there.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Still, there are silver linings.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cut out and make up the lining in the same way.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
Some see a silver lining in this.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The polyester lining can be removed for washing and drying.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The silver lining has been more bar work?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Sometimes it helps patients to think of the lining of the womb as a lawn.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
What she did after the adoption row was find a silver lining to the whole affair and run with it.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And squint to try to find a silver lining in what was meant to be a more uplifting second series.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Special features include a red, white and blue lining.
The Sun (2014)
This works particularly well: like a flash of bright silk lining inside a conservative suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In luxurious cotton velvet, with a quilted satin lining and leather sole and heel.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You can see the lining, and the work involved in how it was stitched.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There is always a small amount of residue that dissolves into drinks from the lining of a can or from a plastic bottle.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
There is a silver lining, of course.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are few people who find a silver lining in the rain clouds at Wimbledon.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I rather like linings because they make jackets much more versatile.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There should be no dust or static on any appliances, and curtain linings must be checked for stains.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Close but no cigar is not good enough; the sky is too dark to see the silver lining.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Suitable for curtains, curtain lining, and as contrast fabric for decorative binding.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
That lining would make CW sad.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They established that a length of inside lining had torn but the outer fabric was intact, so she was able to walk on stage as planned, above.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Word lists with
lining
parts of clothes, parts of clothing
In other languages
lining
British English: lining /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/ NOUN
The lining of a piece of clothing or a curtain is a material attached to the inside of it in order to make it thicker or warmer.