reline
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to replace or renew the layer of material covering the inner surface of.
The company was awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to reline older sections of the town’s sewer system.
We undertake a wide range of repairs, including relining coats and other garments as well as curtains.
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to line (a book or painting); add a reinforcing layer of fabric to the back or spine.
After relining the painting, we took it back up to the studio to varnish it.
verb (used with object)
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to make fresh lines or other markings on (a surface, especially a playing surface).
After removing the weeds from the overgrown tennis courts, he repainted and relined the playing surface.
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to replace the fishing line on (a rod).
I bought new fishing line at the sporting goods store to reline my 12-year-old ice-fishing poles.
Etymology
Origin of reline1
First recorded in 1790–1800; re- ( def. ) + line 2 ( def. )
Origin of reline2
First recorded in 1885–90; re- ( def. ) + line 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The company says it will reline one of the blast furnaces next year, a necessary but expensive — €90 million — project.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2014
How swiftly I was swept into her world—ready to scribble through the night, down pots of scalding coffee, and pause just long enough to reline the eyes with Maybelline.
From Slate ● May 3, 2013
OPA's advice: reline coats, cut down adults' garments for children, reknit sweaters, retrim dresses, use the needle-&-thread at home to produce, remake, refurbish family clothing.
From Time Magazine Archive
One sunny day last July, Mechanic Billy Smith, 25, went on the job to reline a steel furnace at the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
It carries in a great deal of soft material—soft grass, wool, and feathers—to reline the cavity, and lays five or six, white, pointed eggs.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
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