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ear to the pharynx. See Ear. -- Eustachian valve (Anat.), a crescent-shaped fold of the lining membrane of the heart at the entrance of the vena cava inferior. It directs the blood towards the left auricle in the fetus, but is rudimentary and functionless in the adult.

The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.

A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or protection.

's care; -- an expression taken from the practice of birds which collect feathers for the lining of their nests. -- To feather an oar (Naut), to turn it when it leaves the water so that the blade will be horizontal and offer the least resistance to air while reaching for another stroke. -- To tar and feather a person…

y made of fire clay or of siliceous material, with some cementing substance, and used for lining fire boxes, etc. -- Fire brigade, an organized body of men for extinguished fires. -- Fire bucket. See under Bucket. -- Fire bug, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through mania, persistently sets fire to property;…

lied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces. Ure.

A kind of twilled linen cloth for lining. Simmonds.

terial consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads.

Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines.

The lining of a mine shaft with stones or bricks to prevent caving.

That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural. Nor purple hangings clothe the palace walls. Dryden.

The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head.

Having the quality of leaning or inclining; as, the inclinatory needle. -- In*clin"a*to*ri*ly, adv. Sir T. Browne.

Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent. Two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it. Sir H. Wotton. To move the incumbent load they try. Addison.

The act of interlining.

An inner wall; specifically (Metal.), the inner wall, or lining, of a blast furnace.

To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column. "He leant forward." Dickens.

The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.

ish, or greenish, viscid mucus, resulting from inflammation or irritation of the membrane lining the genital organs of the female; the whites. Dunglison.

water to the pump well. Limber boards (Naut.), short pieces of plank forming part of the lining of a ship's floor immediately above the timbers, so as to prevent the limbers from becoming clogged. -- Limber box or chest (Mil.), a box on the limber for carrying ammunition. -- Limber rope, Limber chain or Limber clear…