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linen
[lin-uhn]
noun
fabric woven from flax yarns.
Often linens. bedding, tablecloths, shirts, etc., made of linen cloth or a more common substitute, as cotton.
yarn made of flax fiber.
thread made of flax yarns.
adjective
made of linen.
a linen jacket.
linen
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
a hard-wearing fabric woven from the spun fibres of flax
( as modifier )
a linen tablecloth
yarn or thread spun from flax fibre
clothes, sheets, tablecloths, etc, made from linen cloth or from a substitute such as cotton
See linen paper
Other Word Forms
- lineny adjective
- half-linen adjective
- underlinen noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of linen1
Idioms and Phrases
wash one's dirty linen in public, to discuss in public one's private scandals, disagreements, or difficulties.
Example Sentences
Titled “Nobody,” a four-sided geometric shape is rendered in flat purple house paint on linen, 5 feet square.
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.
Liu said Smith acknowledged “there are certain kinds of goods that we might consider superfluous, or maybe more than basic, like a linen shirt.”
Decor designed by artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Pierre-Auguste Renoir complements bright yellow linens for an intimate, gallery-like shopping experience.
Finally, they don a simple white linen or silk mitre on their heads.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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