linin
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of linin
C19: from Latin līnum flax + -in
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
What appear to be threads of a faintly staining material, the linin, traverse it in every direction and form an apparent network.
From Project Gutenberg
In the resting state it is surrounded by a membrane, and within the membrane is an intra-nuclear network made up of chromatin and linin—the chromatin is an important element.
From Project Gutenberg
In the formation of the “resting” nucleus, the chromatin, becoming metabolically active, flows out on to the linin reticulum, all trace of the chromosomes being for the time lost.
From Project Gutenberg
I put my hand into the pocket where it had been and there was a hole right through the linin'.
From Project Gutenberg
I then put the letter in my hat, rite under the linin, an, takin my slate under my arm, and my hickory in my hand, I started for the Treasury buildin.
From Project Gutenberg
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.