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View synonyms for linen
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
Old English linnen, ultimately from Latin līnum flax, line ²
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Idioms and Phrases
Idioms
- wash one's dirty linen in public, to discuss in public one's private scandals, disagreements, or difficulties.
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