Lining

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Line.

II. Lining ·noun The act of one who lines; the act or process of making lines, or of inserting a lining.

III. Lining ·noun That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a garment or a box; also, the contents of anything.

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