Backed vs Lined - What's the difference?
backed | lined |
(back)
(obsolete, slang) Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.
(in combination) Having specified type of back.
(in combination) Having specified type of backing.
Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
(of paper) Having lines, ruled.
(of skin) Having visible lines or wrinkles.
:* 1859 , , Book I, ch 4
:*: He had a healthy colour in his cheeks, and his face, though lined , bore few traces of anxiety.
(line)
As verbs the difference between backed and lined
is that backed is (back) while lined is (line).As adjectives the difference between backed and lined
is that backed is (obsolete|slang) put on one's back; killed; rendered dead while lined is having a lining, an inner layer or covering.backed
English
Etymology 1
From (back) (verb)Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From .Adjective
(-)- He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed ; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.
- a high-backed chair
- sway-backed
- red-backed shrike
- asset-backed securities
Derived terms
* asset-backedReferences
*lined
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Fred liked fully lined trousers with his suits.
- For handwritten work Fred preferred lined paper to plain.