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linings

linings is the plural of lining.

Meaning of lining

Noun

lining (plural linings)

  1. A covering for the inside surface of something.
    • 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.1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
  2. The material used for such a covering.
  3. The act of attaching such a covering.

Phrases with linings

Questions about linings

What is linings the plural of?
Linings is the plural of lining.

Words near linings in the dictionary

  1. lining up
  2. lining up behind
  3. lining up one's ducks
  4. Lininger
  5. Liningers
  6. linings
  7. linins
  8. linish
  9. linished
  10. linisher
  11. linishers

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