lining
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
Noun

lining (plural linings)

  1. A covering for the inside surface of something.
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 7:
      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. The material used for such a covering.
  3. The act of attaching such a covering.
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