Definitions

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  • adjective without lining; without liner
  • adjective unmarked by lines, especially of the skin

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  • adjective not having a lining or liner
  • adjective smooth, especially of skin

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Examples

  • His cheeks are full and his skin unlined; he looks far younger than his 67 years.

    Jacob’s Ladder 2009

  • Plus, electronics sometimes wind up sitting around in unlined pits, where chemicals can leech into soil and groundwater, poisoning the surrounding areas.

    The Problem with E-Waste | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World 2010

  • His cheeks are full and his skin unlined; he looks far younger than his 67 years.

    Jacob’s Ladder 2009

  • His cheeks are full and his skin unlined; he looks far younger than his 67 years.

    Jacob’s Ladder 2009

  • His cheeks are full and his skin unlined; he looks far younger than his 67 years.

    Jacob’s Ladder 2009

  • McGrath points out that the disposal site is in a 100 year floodplain and is "unlined," which allows toxins from the coal ash to leak into the area's groundwater and potentially into someone's drinking water downriver.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • McGrath points out that the disposal site is in a 100 year floodplain and is "unlined," which allows toxins from the coal ash to leak into the area's groundwater and potentially into someone's drinking water downriver.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • The subtle arches of her eyebrows, the delicate curves of her ears, the ruddy fullness of her lips, her porcelain skin, the miraculous, mysterious line of demarcation where her black black hair began on that unlined forehead.

    Shortcut Man P. G. Sturges 2011

  • The plaintiffs argue that Texaco, which Chevron acquired in 2001, unloaded drilling mud and wastewater into unlined pits or rivers during 18 years of oil production.

    Ecuadorian court rules Chevron must pay $8 billion for oil pollution Juan Forero 2011

  • It was unlined, with a straight, upstanding collar, and besides the zippers, the only other noticeable detail was the name, Coop, embroidered over the pocket in red.

    Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011

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