Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lined"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Line \Line\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lined} (l[imac]nd); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Lining}.] [See {Line} flax.]
1. To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with
silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin.

The inside lined with rich carnation silk. --W.
Browne.

2. To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as
a purse with money.

The charge amounteth very high for any one man's
purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto.
--Carew.

Till coffee has her stomach lined. --Swift.

3. To place persons or things along the side of for security
or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify;
as, to line works with soldiers.

Line and new repair our towns of war With men of
courage and with means defendant. --Shak.

4. To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals. --Creech.

{Lined gold}, gold foil having a lining of another metal.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

lined
adj 1: bordered by a line of things; "tree lined streets"
2: (used especially of skin) "their lined faces were
immeasurably sad"; "a seamed face" [syn: {seamed}]
3: having a lining or liner or a liner; often used in
combination; "a lined skirt"; "a silk-lined jacket" [ant:
{unlined}]


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