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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lining \Lin"ing\ (l[imac]n"[i^]ng), n. [See Line to cover the
     in side.]
     1. The act of one who lines; the act or process of making
        lines, or of inserting a lining.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a
        garment or a box; also, the contents of anything.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The lining of his coffers shall make coats
              To deck our soldiers.                 --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The inside lined with rich carnation silk. --W.
                                                    Browne.
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     2. To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as
        a purse with money.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The charge amounteth very high for any one man's
              purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto.
                                                    --Carew.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Till coffee has her stomach lined.    --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Line and new repair our towns of war
              With men of courage and with means defendant.
                                                    --Shak.
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     4. To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals. --Creech.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Lined gold, gold foil having a lining of another metal.
        [1913 Webster]

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"[i^]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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  lining
       n 1: a protective covering that protects an inside surface
       2: a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a
          garment [syn: liner]
       3: providing something with a surface of a different material
          [syn: facing]
       4: the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or
          curtain etc.)

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lining
     Αγγλικά n.
     εσωτερική επικάλυψη, επένδυση, φόδρα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lining
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (nn-former linning 2012)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  lining
     n.
     A covering for the inside surface of something.
     vb.
     (present participle of en line nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  lining
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (nn-former linning 2012)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  lining
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (nn-former linning 2012)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lining
     Englanti n.
     1 vuori (''tekstiilissä'')
     2 sisäpinnoite (''putkessa tms.'')
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm l in ing e)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Lining /lˈaɪnɪŋ/
  البطانة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  lining //ˈlaɪnɪŋ// 
  1. облицоване, подплатяване
  act of attaching an inside covering
  2. облицовка, подплата
  covering for the inside of something
  3. хастар, подплата
  material used for inside covering