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lining
1[ lahy-ning ]
noun
- something that is used to line another thing; a layer of material on the inner side or surface of something.
- Bookbinding. the material used to strengthen the back of a book after the sheets have been folded, backed, and sewed.
- the act or process of lining something.
lining
2[ lahy-ning ]
noun
- the act of marking or ornamenting a surface with lines.
- a design or ornamentation composed of lines.
- Printing. a system of designing type so that all characters of the same point size, regardless of font, will align with one another.
lining
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
noun
- material used to line a garment, curtain, etc
- ( as modifier )
lining satin
- a material, such as mull or brown paper, used to strengthen the back of a book
- 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
- any material used as an interior covering
Word History and Origins
Origin of lining1
Idioms and Phrases
see silver lining .Example Sentences
Speaking at the hub of America's automative industry, Trump said car firms were "lining up" to open new manufacturing plants in the Midwestern state.
The silver lining for Trump is that the opposition party remains out of favor.
But officers found a second birth certificate, hidden in the lining of the couple's luggage.
About 1.5 million women in the UK are thought to have the condition, which causes pain and extreme tiredness as a result of tissue similar to the womb lining growing elsewhere in the body.
“There’s a silver lining to the incredible productivity of the California ecosystem,” he said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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