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lin·ing
I. \ˈlīniŋ, -nēŋ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of linen to line (as a cloak)
1. : material or an arrangement of material used to line something: as
a. : a layer (as of fabric) inserted under, usually following the lines of, and made temporarily or permanently fast to the principal material of a garment
< a coat with a warm fur lining >
— see liner II 2g
b.
(1) : the material used in reinforcing the backbone of a book
(2) : pastedown
(3) : a sheet of paper or other material placed immediately under a pastedown
c. : lining leather
d. or lining cloth : extra canvas sewed on a part of a sail exposed to chafing
e. : an attached or loose sheet or an applied coating on all or part of the inner surfaces of a container
2. archaic : contents
3. linings plural, now dialect England : underclothes; especially : drawers
4. : the act of providing something with a lining : the process of inserting a lining
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from gerund of line (IV)
1. : an act or instance or the process of lining:
a. : the fixing of boundaries of estates in a burgh in Scotland by the lines; also : the erection or alteration of a building by permission of a dean of guild
b. : ordering in a line or lines : alignment
c. : marking or tracing lines on a surface
d. : fishing with hook and line — often used in combination
< made his living hand-lining >
e. : measuring or checking with a line
2. : a product of lining; especially : ornamentation in the form of narrow lines
< wheels brightened with crimson lining > |