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lining

 noun
     
lining
Related topics: Clothes and Fashion
lin‧ing [uncountable and countable]
1DC a piece of material that covers the inside of something, especially a piece of clothing [↪ lined]:
a jacket with a silk lining

➔ every cloud has a silver lining

at cloud1 (6)
2 a substance or material that covers the inside of part of the body:
the lining of the womb
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