About The Word Linen

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Linen

Linen Meaning & Definition
Linen Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Linen?

[n] white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
[n] a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
[n] a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish

Synonyms | Synonyms for Linen: linen paper

Related Terms | Find terms related to Linen: afghan | apparel | array | attire | bed linen | bedclothes | bedcover | bedding | bedizenment | bedsheet | bedspread | blanket | blouse | bodice | body clothes | bodywear | buffalo robe | case | clothes | clothing | comfort | comforter | contour sheet | corsage | costume | counterpane | cover | coverlet | coverlid | dickey | drapery | dress | dressing | dry goods | duds | eiderdown | fashion | fatigues | feathers | fig | fitted sheet | flannels | garb | garments | gear | guise | habiliment | habit | investiture | investment | lap robe | leather goods | leatherware | linens | lingerie | napery | patchwork quilt | pillow slip | pillowcase | quilt | rags | raiment | robe | robes | rug | sheet | sheeting | shift | shirt | Skivvies | slip | smallclothes | soft goods | sporting goods | sportswear | spread | style | textiles | threads | togs | toilette | trim | underclothes | underclothing | undergarments | underlinen | underwear | undies | unmentionables | vestment | vesture | waist | wear | wearing apparel | white goods | yard goods

See Also | bath linen | bed linen | cloth | doily | doyley | doyly | fabric | flax | household linen | material | napery | paper | table linen | textile | white goods

Linen In Webster's Dictionary

\Lin"en\ (l[i^]n"[e^]n), a. [OE., fr. lin linen. See {Linen}, n.] 1. Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking. 2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
\Lin"en\, n. [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin flax, AS. l[=i]n flax, whence l[=i]nen made of flax; akin to OS., Icel., & MHG. l[=i]n flax and linen, G. lein, leinen, linen, Sw. lin flax, Goth. lein linen, L. linum flax, linen, Gr. li`non. Cf. {Line}, {Linseed}.] 1. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc. ``In linen white as milk.'' --Robert of Brunne. 2. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen. {Linen draper}, a dealer in linen. {Linen prover}, a small microscope for counting the threads in a given space in linen fabrics. {Linen scroll}, {Linen pattern} (Arch.), an ornament for filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff symmetrically disposed.

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