lining : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lining	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for lining
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lining n a protective covering that protects an inside surface [syn: lining, liner] a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment Synonym(s): liner, lining providing something with a surface of a different material Synonym(s): lining, facing the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lining \Lin"ing\ (l[imac]n"[icr]ng), n. [See {Line} to cover the inside.] 1. The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining. 2. That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a garment or a box; also, the contents of anything. The lining of his coffers shall make coats To deck our soldiers. --Shak.