linen
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old English līnen (“linen", "made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līnīnaz (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līnan (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līn- (“flax”). Cognate with Latin linum (“flax”). More at line.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
linen (countable and uncountable; plural linens)
- (uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- (countable) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, under clothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
- She put the freshly cleaned linens into the linen closet.
- A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
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linen colour:
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Translations [edit]
material
items
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from linen
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Cornish [edit]
Noun [edit]
linen f (plural linennow, linednow)
- Singulative form of lin.
- thread
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