Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Thread made from fibers of the flax plant.
- noun Cloth woven from this thread.
- noun Articles or garments, such as sheets, tablecloths, or underwear, formerly made of linen and now usually made of other fabrics, especially cotton.
- noun Paper made from flax fibers or having a linenlike luster.
- adjective Made of flax or linen.
- adjective Resembling linen.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Made of the fibers of flax: as, linen thread; linen cloth.
- Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
- noun A fabric of linen yarn or thread; cloth woven from the fibers of flax; in the plural, linen cloth in general; manufactures of flax-fiber: as, Irish linens.
- noun Collectively, articles of linen fabric, or by extension (in modern use) of linen and cotton, or of cotton alone for household use, as tablecloths, napkins, etc. (table-linen), sheets and pillow-cases (bed-linen), towels, etc., or for underwear (body-linen), etc.
- noun Linen thread.
- noun Cloth made of hemp.
- noun plural Sails.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.
- noun Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.
- noun a dealer in linen.
- noun a small microscope for counting the threads in a given space in linen fabrics.
- noun (Arch.) an ornament for filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff symmetrically disposed.
- adjective Made of linen
- adjective Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable Thread or cloth made from
flax fiber. - noun countable Domestic textiles, such as
tablecloths ,bedding ,towels ,under clothes , etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers;linens . - noun A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
- noun white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
- noun a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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After long and exhaustive trials, we have come to the conclusion that the best material for wearing next the skin is knitted linen, and the best knitted linen of the kind, and in fact, the only pure linen mesh material which we have seen, is known as _Kneipp linen_, and can be obtained from all leading retailers and outfitters in this and other countries.
Papers on Health John Kirk
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a cotton and linen cloth, and _diaper linen_ was woven of flax with a raised figure such as in damask, and used chiefly for table-linen.
Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century Annie Lash Jester
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His taste in linen is classical; she was not fortunate.
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His taste in linen is classical; she was not fortunate.
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His taste in linen is classical; she was not fortunate.
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His taste in linen is classical; she was not fortunate.
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Note: All references to "linen" is not our linen derived from flax, but a similar appearing and feeling fabric extracted from a particular kelp on Skene.
Archive 2004-12-12 Maggie Jochild 2004
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Note: All references to "linen" is not our linen derived from flax, but a similar appearing and feeling fabric extracted from a particular kelp on Skene.
SKENE CLOTHING Maggie Jochild 2004
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And on Saturdays, young men in linen trousers lined up to drink papa's bourbon, and get close to Blanche; flowers in her hair, eyes unfocused, why yes I'd like another drink you silly goose.
Belle Reve LA Slugocki 2010
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The value of the linen is determined by the coat, by saying that we can exchange the coat for it and will be exchanging equal values.
A Bland and Deadly Courtesy skzbrust 2010
chained_bear commented on the word linen
Captured at Yorktown: "537 pieces linen." This was listed separately from red cloth, red flannel, blue cloth, white cloth, and oznabrig.
October 29, 2007