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English Dictionary: Lined by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lined
adj
  1. bordered by a line of things; "tree lined streets"
  2. (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams; "their lined faces were immeasurably sad"; "a seamed face"
    Synonym(s): lined, seamed
  3. having a lining or a liner; often used in combination; "a lined skirt"; "a silk-lined jacket"
    Antonym(s): unlined
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Line \Line\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lined} (l[imac]nd); p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Lining}.] [See {Line} flax.]
      1. To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with
            silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin.
  
                     The inside lined with rich carnation silk. --W.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      2. To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as
            a purse with money.
  
                     The charge amounteth very high for any one man's
                     purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto.
                                                                              --Carew.
  
                     Till coffee has her stomach lined.      --Swift.
  
      3. To place persons or things along the side of for security
            or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify;
            as, to line works with soldiers.
  
                     Line and new repair our towns of war With men of
                     courage and with means defendant.      --Shak.
  
      4. To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals. --Creech.
  
      {Lined gold}, gold foil having a lining of another metal.
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