Lining
['laɪnɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.).
(noun.) providing something with a surface of a different material.
(noun.) a protective covering that protects an inside surface.
Edited by Karl--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Line
(n.) The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining.
(n.) That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a garment or a box; also, the contents of anything.
Inputed by Lawrence
Definition
n. the cover of the inner surface of anything contents.
Editor: Stanton
Examples
- The forms of furnaces and means for lining and cooling the hearth and adjacent parts have received great attention. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Well, Thquire,' he returned, taking off his hat, and rubbing the lining with his pocket-handkerchief, which he kept inside for the purpose. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The lining had been of red silk, but was a good deal discoloured. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Chubb, in 1835, patented a process of rendering wooden safes burglar proof by lining them with steel, or case-hardened iron plate. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- He also proposed to use vulcanised rubber, thus utilising the then very recent discovery of Goodyear of mixing sulphur with soft rubber, and to apply the same to the canvas lining. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- After a ring of iron lining has been erected within the tail of the shield, excavation is carried out ahead. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In pushing a shield forward with the battery of powerful hydraulic jacks, each advance is of two feet, and must be followed immediately by installation of the permanent lining in the rear. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This would effectively protect the fire-brick lining from the destructive effects of the heat. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Thus the earth, air and water were ransacked for lining materials, in some cases more for the purpose of obtaining a patent than to accomplish any real advance in the art. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Look at the band of ribbed silk and the excellent lining. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It's in the lining of the mattress, Charley. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It may be due to a condition of fulness of the vessels of the stomach, relieved by any stimulus which, acting on the lining membrane, induces a flow of fluid from the glands. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- An old silk watch-lining, worked with beads! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Riviere paused, turned his hat about in his still carefully gloved hands, looked into its lining and then back at Archer's face. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Among other lining materials found suitable were soapstone, alumina, ammonia, copperas, starch, Epsom salts, and gypsum, paper, pulp, and alum, and a mixture of various other materials. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- When used as linings of cloaks the black tuft from the tail is sewed to the skin at irregular distances. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The linings of the shoe are then prepared and put in place and the whole goes to the stitchers, by which all the parts of the upper are united. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The woman, without answering, pushed her pail aside, and continued to stare as Miss Bart swept by with a murmur of silken linings. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- In making footwear, the linings and such parts as can be piled up layer on layer are cut by dies, usually on the large beam-cutting machines, commonly seen in leather shoe factories. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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