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linen

[ lin-uhn ]

noun

  1. fabric woven from flax yarns.
  2. Often linens. bedding, tablecloths, shirts, etc., made of linen cloth or a more common substitute, as cotton.
  3. yarn made of flax fiber.
  4. thread made of flax yarns.


adjective

  1. made of linen:

    a linen jacket.

linen

/ ˈ±ôɪ²Ôɪ²Ô /

noun

    1. a hard-wearing fabric woven from the spun fibres of flax
    2. ( as modifier )

      a linen tablecloth

  1. yarn or thread spun from flax fibre
  2. clothes, sheets, tablecloths, etc, made from linen cloth or from a substitute such as cotton
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô¾±²ÔIJÔ·²â adjective
  • ³ó²¹±ô´Ú-±ô¾±²Ôî€½Ä²Ô adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·±ô¾±²Ôe²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of linen1

before 900; Middle English lin ( n ) en (noun, adj.), Old English linnen, ±ôÄ«²Ôen (adj.) made of flax, equivalent to ±ôÄ«²Ô flax (< Latin ±ôÄ«²Ôum; line 2 ) + -en -en 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of linen1

Old English linnen, ultimately from Latin ±ôÄ«²Ôum flax, line ²
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. wash one's dirty linen in public, to discuss in public one's private scandals, disagreements, or difficulties.

More idioms and phrases containing linen

see wash one's dirty linen in public .
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Example Sentences

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Baby Basics, based in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, supplies moses baskets filled with donated bed linen, toiletries, and clothing to support vulnerable families.

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The 32 piece collection unveiled on Monday revealed a capsule wardrobe of neutral staples in muted colours - white, beige, light blue and black - and natural fabrics like linen and cashmere.

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The beds — along with the company’s supply of sofas, dining tables, outdoor furniture, area rugs, linens, kitchenware and even faux plants — were quickly rented by displaced wildfire victims.

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As Ighanian started piecing together the linen quilt, she thought of all the people who had been displaced.

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Footage circulating in Turkey showed linen hanging from windows which was used by those trying to escape the burning building.

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