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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.

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

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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