liner

A person employed in drawing or painting lines, as in decorative art.

A ship of the line; a man-of-war.

A vessel regularly plying to and from certain ports; especially, a vessel belonging to one of the regular steamship lines: as, a Liverpool and New York liner.

In base-ball, a ball knocked or thrown with much force nearly parallel to the ground: as, he struck a liner to second base.

A ball, marble, or the like that strikes or remains on some certain line of demarcation used in a game.

One who or that which lines. Specifically

A vessel of smooth material fit for holding liquids, etc., fitting within an ornamental exterior and made movable for facility of emptying, cleansing, etc.

In machinery, a thin plate of metal, paper, leatheroid, etc., placed under some movable and adjustable part—a gib for example—to set up the part toward its bearing after it has been worn away as much as the thickness of the plate.

In marble-working, a long slab of marble to which the backs of small marble tiles, etc., are secured by plaster while being polished.

In machinery: