line

³line

verb

linedlin·ing

Definition of LINE

transitive verb

1

: to cover the inner surface of <line a cloak with silk>

2

: to put something in the inside of : fill

3

: to serve as the lining of <tapestries lined the walls>

4

obsolete : fortify

— line one's pockets

: to take money freely and especially dishonestly

Origin of LINE

Middle English, from line flax, from Old English līn

First Known Use: 14th century