linen
[ lin-uhn ]
/ ˈlɪn ən /
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.
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Idioms for linen
wash one's dirty linen in public, to discuss in public one's private scandals, disagreements, or difficulties.
Origin of linen
OTHER WORDS FROM linen
lin·en·y, adjectivehalf-linen, adjectiveun·der·lin·en, nounWords nearby linen
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British Dictionary definitions for linen
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
Word Origin for linen
Old English linnen, ultimately from Latin līnum flax, line ²
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Idioms and Phrases with linen
linen
see wash one's dirty linen in public.
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