zinc-lined, adj.

zinc-lined
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc-linedadjective

## Factsheet

### Where does the adjective zinc-lined come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the adjective zinc-lined is in the 1880s.

OED's only evidence for zinc-lined is from 1882, in Encyclopædia Britannica.

### Nearby entries

1. zinc green, n. 1847–
2. zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n. 1881–
3. zincian, adj. 1930–
4. zincic, adj. 1860–
5. zinciferous, adj. 1820–
6. zincification, n. 1891–
7. zincify, v. 1801–
8. zinc-iron, n. & adj. 1849–
9. zincite, n. 1854–
10. zinckenite, n. 1835–
11. zinc-lined, adj.1882–
12. zinco, n. 1887–
13. zinco-, comb. form
14. zincode, n. 1839–
15. zincograph, n. 1888–
16. zincograph, v. 1865–
17. zincographer, n. 1839–
18. zincographic, adj. 1850–
19. zincography, n. 1834–
20. zincoid, n. 1842–
21. zinc orange, n. 1918–

## Meaning & use

1. 1882–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1882

      > The leather is rolled and compressed on a level zinc-lined wooden bed.

      Encyclopædia Britannica vol. XIV. 385/2

Originally published as part of the entry for zinc, n.

zinc, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.