Check yourself if you are using this important term for everyone who is engaged in sewing!
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We all know very well how often both options are found in the speech of needlewomen, in sewing communities and on needlework sites. Many people use both words, believing that “lining” is just a reduced form of the word “lining”. But is it? Let's turn to the infallible source!
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According to Ushakov’s dictionary, the lining in its first and main meaning is a material sewn to the inner, non-front surface of clothes, household items. For example, lining of sleeves. The word "lining" in the dictionary is simply missing.
And not only that! Only in the spelling dictionary of the Russian Language Institute. V.V. Vinogradova RAS. This word flickers with a mark of the region, which means regional use, limited to a specific area.
It turns out that from the point of view of vocabulary, the word "lining" certainly exists, but on the linguistic periphery and at the same time has a regional, outdated or even illiterate connotation.
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The matter is complicated by the fact that this word has a colloquial meaning, which few people know about, especially since it carries nothing good in itself.In magical practices, lining is a kind of thing that is enclosed to the person whom they want to do harm. According to this value, the lining contains bad energy, diseases, and so on. Please note: it is not necessary to believe in magic in order to accept such an interpretation of this word! This is just a lexical meaning, which is in use in the Russian language.
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So, relying on dictionaries, we can say with confidence that it is right to say exactly “lining”!
