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Lining vs Facing - What's the difference?

lining | facing |

As nouns the difference between lining and facing

is that lining is a covering for the inside surface of something while facing is the most external portion of exterior siding.

As verbs the difference between lining and facing

is that lining is present participle of lang=en while facing is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective facing is

diverging in the direction of travel.

lining

English

(Product lining) (Brake lining)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A covering for the inside surface of something.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=Foreword citation , passage=A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.}}
  • *
    • The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.}}
  • The material used for such a covering.
  • The act of attaching such a covering.

    • Related terms

    * brake lining * interlining

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    *

    facing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rail transport, of points and crossovers) diverging in the direction of travel.

    • Antonyms

    * trailing

    Derived terms

    * facing points

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The most external portion of exterior siding.
  • (sewing) Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
  • (metalworking) A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
  • (military, in the plural) The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
  • (military, mostly, plural) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.

    • Verb

    (head)