Linen
WordNet
noun
(1) White goods or clothing made with linen cloth
(2) A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
(3) A high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
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Etymology
Old English līnen, from Germanic *līnīno-, from *līnom, from or cognate with Latin linum.
Noun
- (uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- 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.
- She put the freshly cleaned linens into the linen closet.
- (colour) A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.