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liner

1

[lahy-ner]

noun

  1. a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.

  2. eyeliner.

  3. Baseball.line drive.

  4. a person or thing that traces by or marks with lines. line.

  5. ship of the line.

liner

2

[lahy-ner]

noun

  1. something serving as a lining. line.

  2. a protective covering, usually of cardboard, for a phonograph record; album; jacket.

  3. a person who fits or provides linings. lining.

liner

1

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a passenger ship or aircraft, esp one that is part of a commercial fleet

  2. See Freightliner

  3. Also called: eye liner.a cosmetic used to outline the eyes, consisting of a liquid or cake mixed with water and applied by brush or a grease pencil

  4. a person or thing that uses lines, esp in drawing or copying

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

liner

2

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a material used as a lining

  2. a person who supplies or fits linings

  3. engineering a sleeve, usually of a metal that will withstand wear or corrosion, fixed inside or outside a structural component or vessel

    cylinder liner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of liner1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; line 1, + -er 1 ( def. )

Origin of liner2

First recorded in 1605–15; line 2 + -er 1
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She’s referred to as an “elder” in the “Blackbird” liner notes, which doesn’t bother her: “To an 18-year-old, I am an elder,” she says.

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It was revealed a bin which didn't need a plastic liner had been considered – it would have cost just £1.26.

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I have Beatles records where the liner notes and the album covers are in different languages.

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The court was told it looked like a black bin liner.

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The pool’s mechanical room looks like the boiler room of an ocean liner — with giant tanks that purify pool water and another system that stabilizes the temperature.

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