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Inlay Some Muslin In Grannys Nightie Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LINING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: LINING

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199%6Exact Match!
231%13 Plain idle and amorous, lifting top of nightie
331%7 Daughter in request to have nightie

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We think the answer is "LINING" which means:

    noun
  • • A protective covering that protects an inside surface
  • • A piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
  • • Providing something with a surface of a different material
  • • The act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)
  • verb
  • • To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
  • • To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
  • • To form a line along.
  • • To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.
  • • To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
  • • To read or repeat line by line.
  • • To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. compare fly and ground.
  • • To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
  • • To measure.
  • • To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
  • • To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
  • • To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
  • • (of a dog) to copulate with, to impregnate.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The jacket's lining was torn and needed to be replaced."
  • • "She added a velvet lining to the interior of the jewelry box."

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The Guardian Cryptic01 May 2009 Across 10
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