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Lining [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The inner covering of any thing, as of a garment or a box. The pleura is called the lining of the thorax.

2. That which is within.

Lining [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Covering on the inside, as a garment.

Lining [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

Lining [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913