unlined

adjective un·lined \ ˌən-ˈlīnd \

|Updated on: 30 May 2018

Definition of unlined

: not lined: such as

a : not marked with lines

unlined paper

a smooth, unlined face

b : not having a lining or liner

an unlined coat

unlined fish ponds

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Recent Examples of unlined from the Web

The 22-year-old rocked two fully unlined, sheer looks.

— carolina gonzales, Houston Chronicle, "Models, actresses try out revealing gowns at the Cannes Film Festival," 19 May 2018
In some cases, wastes stored in unlined pits or landfills washed into the waterways or moved through groundwater into the waterways.

— mark schleifstein, NOLA.com, "Lake Charles area petrochemical firms to pay $11 million for hazardous waste violations," 29 Mar. 2018
Both buildings were constructed from unlined blocks of white sandstone quarried nearby, giving Murnane’s quarters, especially, a bunkerlike feel.

— mark binelli, New York Times, "Is the Next Nobel Laureate in Literature Tending Bar in a Dusty Australian Town?," 27 Mar. 2018
Katie pushed past the throng of journalists without looking at them, and without changing the expression on her placid, unlined face.

— jessica knoll, Glamour, "The Governor’s Daughter Has a Big Problem," 20 Mar. 2018
This one’s a hair more pared-down, with just a few unlined credit card slots and a pocket for your passport.

— tiffany yannetta, GQ, "Yes, You Need a Passport Holder," 20 Mar. 2018
Last summer, after one such lawsuit, a federal district court ordered the T.V.A. to remove the ash from an unlined four-hundred-and-seventy-six-acre pond adjacent to the Cumberland River.

— naomi fry, The New Yorker, "Scott Pruitt’s Dirty Politics," 3 Apr. 2017
These proposals will weaken rules that protect our groundwater from arsenic and mercury, and continue to extend the use of unlined, leaking coal ash pits next to our waterways.

— Washington Post, "Trump EPA moves to roll back more rules on fuels pollution," 2 Mar. 2018
For decades coal fired power plants disposed of this material by sluicing the ash and the residue collected in pollution control devices into unlined ash ponds on the banks of rivers.

— dennis pillion, AL.com, "Alabama Power fined $1.25 million over coal ash ponds," 2 Mar. 2018

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