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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
lining
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
silver
▪ Teacher Every cloud has a silver lining.
▪ So the Bears were left to search for silver linings after losing their third straight game.
▪ But the real-estate world seems to specialize in clouds with silver linings.
▪ Mind you, every cloud had a silver lining.
▪ But it's certainly how can I put it - the silver lining.
▪ If the sheer quantity of information about 1992 is clouding your vision, look no further for the silver lining.
▪ But there's always a silver lining.
■ NOUN
paper
▪ Peel off the lining paper and roll up with the sugared paper.
▪ Turn out and discard lining paper.
▪ The lining paper used should be non-stick, whether greaseproof, parchment, baking paper, bakewell or brown.
▪ Then carefully peel away the lining paper from the bottom of the roulade.
▪ But his fingers only felt the lining paper of the drawer.
▪ Peel off the lining paper, spread with the whipped cream and roll up from one short side.
■ VERB
use
▪ Lockstitch is used to loosely hold linings to curtains and is like a long loose blanket stitch.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
every cloud has a silver lining
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The coat has a silk lining.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But it's certainly how can I put it - the silver lining.
▪ Mind you, every cloud had a silver lining.
▪ Peel off the lining paper and roll up with the sugared paper.
▪ The lining is disposable, although alternatively you could use a blanket.
▪ The lining paper used should be non-stick, whether greaseproof, parchment, baking paper, bakewell or brown.
▪ The ovens have Ticene linings which help clean themselves, fitted as standard or as an option.
▪ The type and quality of the inner lining was dependent on the purse of the purchaser.
▪ You will need the same amount of lining as outer curtain fabric, less allowance for pattern matching.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lining

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.

  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.

Lining

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
lining

"stuff with which garments are lined," late 14c., from present participle of Middle English linen "to line" (see line (v.1)).

Wiktionary
lining

n. A covering for the inside surface of something. vb. (present participle of line English)

WordNet
lining
  1. n. 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.)

Wikipedia
Lining

Lining may refer to:

  • Lining (sewing), the process of inserting an inner layer of fabric, fur, or other material
  • Lining of paintings, the process of restoration paintings by attaching a new canvas to the back of the existing one
  • Brake lining, consumable surfaces in brake systems
  • Product lining, offering for sale several related products
  • Roof lining, in an automobile roof
  • Antonio Lining (born 1963), Filipino pool player
  • Lining (steamboat), a method used by river boats to transit otherwise impassable falls and rapids.
Lining (steamboat)

Lining was a method used by steamboats to move up river through rapids. Lining could also be used to lower steamboats through otherwise impassible falls.

Lining (sewing)

In sewing and tailoring, a lining is an inner layer of fabric, fur, or other material inserted into clothing, hats, luggage, curtains, handbags and similar items.

Linings provide a neat inside finish and conceal interfacing, padding, the raw edges of seams, and other construction details. A lining reduces the wearing strain on clothing, extending the useful life of the lined garment. A smooth lining allows a coat or jacket to slip on over other clothing easily, and linings add warmth to cold-weather wear.

Linings are typically made of solid colors to coordinate with the garment fabric, but patterned and contrasting-colored linings are also used. Designer Madeleine Vionnet introduced the ensemble in which the coat was lined in the fabric used for the dress worn with it, and this notion remains a characteristic of the Chanel suit, which often features a lining and blouse of the same fabric.

In tailoring, home sewing, and ready-to-wear clothing construction, linings are usually completed as a unit before being fitted into the garment shell. In haute couture, the sleeves and body are usually lined separately before assembly.

Some specialized types of lining include the following:

Usage examples of "lining".

Fingering the lining of a dark blue mantle draped over a corner of one of the screens, Alyce decided that the fur was rabbit, or possibly squirrel.

Queen of Night appeared in the center of the army of Ansus lining the far ridge, and the weapon she was brandishing appeared to be that same stone ax that had quite nearly killed Eliar.

The duke of Vo Astur has an open sore on the lining of his stomach now.

I rose with sudden decision and began to tidy my cupboards, lining up bottles in order of size, sweeping out bits of scattered herbs, throwing away solutions gone stale or suspect.

With Boolean dead and the rest lining up for the slaughter, and with him and his pet and his new comrades and position, things were about as good as they could be.

The fresh summer morning breathtakingly beautiful, but she barely noticed the pink blush of dawn or the riotous chorus of birdsong from the broadleaf maples lining the road.

Polchik was trying the locks on the burglarproof gates of the shops lining Amsterdam between 82nd and 83rd.

Even the explanatory hieroglyphic texts ran in colors, lining the walls and winding around the cylinders of stone.

It was quiet in the store, the street outside empty of traffic, the late afternoon heat curling the leaves on the pink coneflowers lining her walk.

Conversely, it is also easy to find oneself lining up with the debunkers and the champions of the status quo, for their arguments and views give the impression of being hard-headed, sensible.

Rex had removed from storage the envelope of a small airship made from the intestinal linings of dragonfish over two years ago.

The thin covering upon the lips, nipple, mucous and serous membranes and lining the ducts, blood-vessels and other canals.

She slit it open, to reveal the endometrium, the lining still thick and lush with blood.

She took off wet boots, and the lining made of felted mammoth wool, and changed into one of her dry outfits and the soft indoor footwear Talut had shown her how to make.

Alain ran his hands over each fingerbreadth of the hull while Henri replaced the leather lining and hemp rope that secured the rudder to the boss.