adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
lined paper (= printed with horizontal lines, for writing )
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a note written on lined paper
wrinkled/lined (= with a lot of small lines, especially because of old age )
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His wrinkled face must once have been handsome.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
face
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Nurse was a thin woman with a lined face and watery blue eyes.
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The same narrow, lined face , the same grey eyes, the same grey hair with the same permanent wave.
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The scribe was dressed in the white garb of mourning, and his lined face looked worn.
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Traces of his old personality remained in the lined face .
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The ancient grey flannels and shirt, the battered panama, the lined face ... there was nothing feminine there at all.
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Ajayi looked slowly up at her companion, her old lined face gradually contorting into a smile.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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cashmere-lined gloves
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Heat loss through any window can be substantially reduced by using curtains which are lined .
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Pink-browns or lightly frosted tones are flattering for older women or anyone with a lined mouth.
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The lined paper allows for clear writing; make sure that all letters are the same height as the narrow lines.
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The same narrow, lined face, the same grey eyes, the same grey hair with the same permanent wave.