Definition of lining

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Lining (n.) The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining..

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Bush :: Bush (n.) A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor.
Membranous :: Membranous (a.) Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as, a membranous covering or lining..
Shrewd :: Shrewd (superl.) Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish..
Persian :: Persian (n.) A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings..
Silesia :: Silesia (n.) A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings..
Sheeting :: Sheeting (n.) A lining of planks or boards (rarely of metal) for protecting an embankment.
Bushel :: Bushel (n.) The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.
Interlining :: Interlining (n.) Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation.
Gannister :: Gannister (n.) A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads..
Cilia :: Cilia (n. pl.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs..
Incumbent :: Incumbent (a.) Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent.
Up :: Up (a.) Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train..
Inclinatory :: Inclinatory (a.) Having the quality of leaning or inclining; as, the inclinatory needle..
Tympanitis :: Tympanitis (n.) Inflammation of the lining membrane of the middle ear.
Outlining :: Outlining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Outlin.
Lining :: Lining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lin.
Interlining :: Interlining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Interlin.
Dish :: Dish (v. t.) To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes..
Stave :: Stave (n.) One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc..
Brass :: Brass (n.) A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing..
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