GDict

lining

'lainiŋ6 senses · 67 ms
Level B2CET-6
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noun/ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
  1. 1

    A covering for the inside surface of something.

    • A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.
    • The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
  2. 2

    The material used for such a covering.

  3. 3

    The act of attaching such a covering.

verb/ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of lineform-ofgerundparticiple

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