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linen Definition

linen (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

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

adjective

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

linen Synonyms

linen

n.

cloth, material, flaxen fabric, sheeting, linen cloth. see also bedding, cloth, sheet 1, towel.

Types of linen include: damask, single damask, five-leaf damask, eight-leaf damask, linen duck, linen huckaback, linen crash, dowlas, osnaburg, low sheeting, low brown linen, plain bleached linen, twilled linen, linen drilling, diaper linen, cambric linen, lawn, toile, linsey-woolsey, handkerchief linen, printed linen, hand-blocked linen, dyed linen;

Articles called linens include: handkerchiefs, towels, bedding, sheets, pillowcases, comforters, bedspreads, blankets, quilts, underwear, shirts, dishtowels, tablecloths, napkins, doilies.

linen Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • launder: You will he given freshly laundered bed linen with which to make up your bed.
  • embroider: Very fine cream linen embroidered in black silk thread.
  • bleach: Bracken and male fern were gathered from the woods during the 17th and 18th centuries, and burned to make potash for bleaching linen.

Adjective modifier

  • crisp: Fluffy towels, crisp clean linen & copious amounts of hot water.
  • dirty: There is a limit to how much ' dirty linen ' you might want to wash in public.
  • damask: Our chair covers are made of crisp damask linen.
  • deluxe: We provide a full wedding stationery service, now including a new range of deluxe handmade white linen or ivory linen guestbooks.
  • Egyptian: Private pools, outdoor showers and Egyptian bed linen boost the luxury quotient.
  • coarse: The flax for this was locally grown and the coarse linen woven by hand, some two hundred years ago.

Modifies a noun

  • Inc.: Bed linen inc. in rent, towels available for hire at £ 4.50 per person.
  • draper: His father was a linen draper in Leeds and at the age of seventeen he joined the family business.
  • tablecloth: This works very well in fancier venues that use linen tablecloths.
  • napkin: A tablecloth with a floral pattern should be matched with white linen napkins, or with napkins in a solid color matching the pattern.
  • guestbooks: We provide a full wedding stationery service, now including a new range of deluxe handmade white linen or ivory linen guestbooks.
  • cloth: There were some free-standing tables which were occasionally covered with a linen cloth.

Noun used with modifier

  • bed: Bed linen is provided for all the beds, which have duvets.
  • cot: We can supply a cot and high chair no extra cost, but please bring your own cot linen.
  • cotton: Their unique product range includes stunning chandeliers, luxurious cushions and giftware to crisp cotton bed linen and beautifully hand crafted cabinet furniture.
  • ivory: We provide a full wedding stationery service, now including a new range of deluxe handmade white linen or ivory linen guestbooks.
  • windsor: Of windsor linen more than million later became known.