linen

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(lin′ən)

noun

  1. yarn, thread, or cloth made of flax
  2. things made of linen, or of cotton, etc., as tablecloths, sheets, shirts, etc.
  3. fine stationery orig. made from linen rags

Origin: ME < OE (akin to Ger leinen) < lin, flax: see line

adjective

  1. spun from flax: linen thread
  2. made of linen

See linen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. Thread made from fibers of the flax plant.
    b. Cloth woven from this thread.
  2. also linens Articles or garments made from linen or a similar cloth, such as cotton; bed sheets and tablecloths.
  3. Paper made from flax fibers or having a linenlike luster.
adjective
  1. Made of flax or linen.
  2. Resembling linen.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English līnen, made of flax

Origin: , from Germanic *līnin-

Origin: , from *līnam, flax

Origin: , probably from Latin līnum; see lĭ̄no- in Indo-European roots

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