Lined gold, gold foil having a lining of another metal.
Line, n. [OE. line, AS. lne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen
thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the
English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word
linea. See Linen.] 1. A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord;
also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a
line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline.
Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls.
Piers Plowman.
2. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long
mark; as, a chalk line.
3. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route;
as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from
lines of travel.