lining

lining

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪnɪŋ

Noun

lining (plural linings)

1. A covering for the inside surface of something.
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess‎:

     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.

   • 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.

   • 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:

     As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

2. The material used for such a covering.
3. The act of attaching such a covering.

Related terms

• brake lining
• interlining

Translations

covering for the inside of something

Albanian: astar (sq) Arabic: بِطَانَة‎ f (biṭāna) Basque: forru Bulgarian: облицовка (bg) n (oblicovka), подплата (bg) f (podplata) Catalan: folre (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 襯裡／衬里 (zh), 襯裏／衬里 (zh) (chènlǐ) Czech: podšívka f, výstelka f Danish: for (da) Dutch: voering (nl) Finnish: vuori (fi) (clothing); vuoraus, sisäpinta, sisäpinnoitus (technical) French: revêtement (fr) m, garniture (fr) f, doublure (fr) f German: Futter (de) n Hungarian: bélés (hu) Irish: líneáil f Italian: rivestimento (it) m, fodera (it) f Japanese: 裏地 (ja) (uraji) Norman: doublieuse f Norwegian: fôr (no) n Ottoman Turkish: آستر‎ (astar), فودره‎ (fodra) Portuguese: forro (pt) m, revestimento (pt) m Romanian: acoperire (ro) Russian: подкла́дка (ru) f (podkládka) Spanish: forro (es) m Swedish: foder (sv) n Turkish: astar (tr) Ukrainian: підкла́дка f (pidkládka) Welsh: leinin m Yiddish: אונטערשלאַק‎ m (untershlak)

material used for inside covering

Bulgarian: подплата (bg) f (podplata), хастар (bg) m (hastar) Finnish: vuorikangas (clothing); vuorausaine, vuorimateriaali (technical) French: doublure (fr) f German: Futterstoff n Norwegian: Bokmål: fôring m or f Nynorsk: fôring f Polish: podszewka (pl) f Swedish: foder (sv) n

act of attaching an inside covering

Bulgarian: облицоване n (oblicovane), подплатяване n (podplatjavane) Catalan: folrat (ca) m Finnish: vuoren ompelu (clothing); vuoraaminen, pinnoittaminen (fi) (technical) German: Füttern n

Verb

lining

1. present participle of line

Anagrams

• lignin

---

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lining f (plural lininga)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of linning