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linen
[ lin-uhn ]
noun
- fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Often linens. bedding, tablecloths, shirts, etc., made of linen cloth or a more common substitute, as cotton.
- yarn made of flax fiber.
- thread made of flax yarns.
adjective
- made of linen:
a linen jacket.
linen
/ ˈlɪnɪn /
noun
- a hard-wearing fabric woven from the spun fibres of flax
- ( as modifier )
a linen tablecloth
- yarn or thread spun from flax fibre
- clothes, sheets, tablecloths, etc, made from linen cloth or from a substitute such as cotton
- See linen paper
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Other Words From
- linen·y adjective
- half-linen adjective
- under·linen noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of linen1
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Idioms and Phrases
- wash one's dirty linen in public, to discuss in public one's private scandals, disagreements, or difficulties.
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Example Sentences
Davis jumped over a 4-foot porch wall and ran into a house, where he and others crammed themselves into a linen closet.
De la Renta did design some stuff for Kennedy too—notably, one perfect belted sheath in crisp white linen.
The edges of the elegant paper are crackled; the ink bled into the linen weave long ago and has not faded.
He moves her with no more concern for her condition than if she were a bag of dirty linen left behind by housekeeping.
“Better to wash dirty linen in public than have it grow mildew in a dark cupboard,” a party insider told The Daily Beast.
They all wore very large linen collars and black cravats, which gave them a very serious appearance.
Sergeant Burton knelt down and gingerly laid his hand upon the stained linen over the breast of Sir Lucien.
Most of the farmers wore linen dusters and broad straw hats, but their women had put on all their finery.
In one of ole Miss's bureau drawers was a large plain linen handkerchief which was never used.
A lace collar will look as badly over a chintz dress, as a linen one would with velvet, though each may be perfect of its kind.
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