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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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lining1
Idioms and Phrases
see silver lining .Example Sentences
There may be a silver lining to the market volatility.
In a silver lining for U.S. entertainment production, a softer U.S. dollar could make it more expensive to film overseas, including in Europe, which has been attracting film and TV shoots for years.
A capacity crowd of art fans and industry folks gathered last weekend to check out the entirely photochemical-made prints — not a single digitized step was involved — lining the gallery’s white and red brick walls.
Hernández almost single-handedly dragged them back within striking distance, launching a solo home run off the right-field foul pole in the fourth inning before lining an RBI double inside the third-base bag in the fifth.
But at least a suit lining is not on perpetual display.
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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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