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lin⋅er

1  [lahy-ner]
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–noun
1. a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
2. eyeliner.
3. Baseball. line drive.
4. a person or thing that traces by or marks with lines.
5. ship of the line.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see line 1 , -er 1
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lin⋅er

2  [lahy-ner]
–noun
1. something serving as a lining.
2. a protective covering, usually of cardboard, for a phonograph record; album; jacket.
3. a person who fits or provides linings.
Origin:
1605–15; line 2 + -er 1

line drive

 
–noun Baseball.
a batted ball that travels low, fast, and straight.
Also called liner.

Origin:
1930–35
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lin·er 1   (lī'nər)   
n.  

  1. One that draws or makes lines.

  2. A large commercial ship or airplane, especially one carrying passengers on a regular route.

  3. Baseball A line drive.

lin·er 2   (lī'nər)   
n.  

  1. One that makes or puts in linings.

    1. A lining.

    2. Material used as a lining.

  3. A woman's undergarment of dress length with shoulder straps; a slip.

  4. A jacket for a phonograph record.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

liner 
"ship belonging to a shipping line," 1838, from line (n.) on notion of a succession of ships plying between ports along regular "lines." Line in this sense first attested 1786 in ref. to stagecoaches. Meaning "cosmetic" first recorded 1926, short for eye-liner. The type of baseball hit was so called since 1874. Liner notes in a record album are attested from 1953.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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