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linen

[lin-uhn]

noun

  1. fabric woven from flax yarns.

  2. Often linens. bedding, tablecloths, shirts, etc., made of linen cloth or a more common substitute, as cotton.

  3. yarn made of flax fiber.

  4. thread made of flax yarns.



adjective

  1. made of linen.

    a linen jacket.

linen

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

    1. a hard-wearing fabric woven from the spun fibres of flax

    2. ( as modifier )

      a linen tablecloth

  1. yarn or thread spun from flax fibre

  2. clothes, sheets, tablecloths, etc, made from linen cloth or from a substitute such as cotton

  3. See linen paper

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • lineny adjective
  • half-linen adjective
  • underlinen noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of linen1

before 900; Middle English lin ( n ) en (noun, adj.), Old English linnen, īen (adj.) made of flax, equivalent to ī flax (< Latin īum; line 2 ) + -en -en 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of linen1

Old English linnen, ultimately from Latin īum flax, line ²
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. wash one's dirty linen in public, to discuss in public one's private scandals, disagreements, or difficulties.

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Example Sentences

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Titled “Nobody,” a four-sided geometric shape is rendered in flat purple house paint on linen, 5 feet square.

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Six of its campsites, each available to reserve through recreation.gov, offer yurts including queen beds with linens, down comforters and pillows, along with two nightstands and an oversized rug.

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Liu said Smith acknowledged “there are certain kinds of goods that we might consider superfluous, or maybe more than basic, like a linen shirt.”

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Decor designed by artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Pierre-Auguste Renoir complements bright yellow linens for an intimate, gallery-like shopping experience.

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Finally, they don a simple white linen or silk mitre on their heads.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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