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| line [ līn ] (past and past participle lined, present participle lin·ing, 3rd person present singular lines) |
transitive verb |
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1. reinforce something: to cover or reinforce the inside or unexposed surface of something
  a jacket lined with silk
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2. cover something: to completely cover something with something else
The walls were lined with books.
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3. fill something: to fill or supply something with something else
a good hot meal to line your stomach
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| [14th century. < obsolete line "spun flax" < Old English līn, probably via Germanic < Latin linum "flax"; from the use of linen to line garments] |
