zinc-lining, n.

zinc-lining
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc-liningnoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zinc-lining come from?

Earliest known use

1910s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc-lining is in the 1910s.

OED's only evidence for zinc-lining is from 1912, in the writing of C. N. Moody.

### 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-lining, n.1912–
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. 1912–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1912

      > Boxes had to be made or furnished with zinc-lining.

      C. N. Moody, Saints of Formosa vi. 132

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

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