linen

[LinĀ·en]

Linen is a type of fabric that's sturdy, cool, and absorbent. If you're going to a summer wedding, you should consider wearing a white linen suit. If you're going on a job interview, it's probably not such a great idea.

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Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.

Noun
white goods or clothing made with linen cloth

Noun
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

Noun
a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish


n.
Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.

n.
Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.

n.
Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.

n.
Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.


Linen

Lin"en , a. [OE., fr. lin linen. See Linen, n. 1.] Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking. 2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.

Linen

Lin"en, n. [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin. flax, AS. l'c6n flax, whence l'c6nen made of flax; akin to OS., Icel., & MHG. l'c6n flax and linen, G. lein, leinen, linen, Sw. lin flax, Goth. lein linen, L. linum flax, linen, Gr. . 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.

Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.

Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.

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Usage Examples

The first trip I remember taking was on the train from Virginia up to New York City, watching the summertime countryside rolling past the window. They used white linen tablecloths in the dining car in those days, and real silver. I love trains to this day. Maybe that was the beginning of my fixation with leisurely modes of travel.

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