linen

[ lin-uhn ]

/ ˈlɪn ən /

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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.

Idioms for linen

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

Origin of linen

before 900; Middle English lin(n)en (noun, adj.), Old English linnen, līnen (adj.) made of flax, equivalent to līn flax (<Latin līnum;see line²) + -en-en²

OTHER WORDS FROM linen

lin·en·y, adjectivehalf-linen, adjectiveun·der·lin·en, noun

Words nearby linen

Lineker, lineman, line management, lineman's pliers, line mark, linen, linen closet, linen draper, linenfold, linenized, line noise

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Example sentences from the Web for linen

Davis jumped over a 4-foot porch wall and ran into a house, where he and others crammed themselves into a linen closet.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The edges of the elegant paper are crackled; the ink bled into the linen weave long ago and has not faded.
How Gettysburg Did Not Unlock the Past|Laird Hunt|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A linen shirt, for example, is, strictly speaking, not a necessary of life.
What We Can Learn From Rioting in Sweden|Megan McArdle|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Greeks and Romans lived, I suppose, very comfortably though they had no linen.
What We Can Learn From Rioting in Sweden|Megan McArdle|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Still, traces of her old life—the Glock in her linen closet, for one—linger.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Oct. 15, 2012|Mythili Rao|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The chrisom was the linen cloth, or garment, which the priest put on the recently baptized child.
Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England|Edward L. Cutts
She shuddered as she saw a spot of blood becoming larger and larger upon the linen bandages.
The Vicomte de Bragelonne|Alexandre Dumas
This made Cinderella's lot still harder, for it was she who ironed her sisters' linen and plaited their ruffles.
The Tales of Mother Goose|Charles Perrault
His teacher was sitting with her back to the door, arranging the worsted in the large, linen worsted-case.
The Grasshopper Stories|Elizabeth Davis Leavitt
With the ravelings of a linen handkerchief, aided by the magic buckle-tongue, I mended my clothing.
Thirty-Seven Days of Peril|Truman Everts

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with linen

linen

see wash one's dirty linen in public.

单词	linen
释义	linen [ lin-uhn ] / ˈlɪn ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR linen ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Idioms for linen wash one's dirty linen in public, to discuss in public one's private scandals, disagreements, or difficulties. Origin of linen before 900; Middle English lin(n)en (noun, adj.), Old English linnen, līnen (adj.) made of flax, equivalent to līn flax (<Latin līnum;see line²) + -en-en² OTHER WORDS FROM linen lin·en·y, adjectivehalf-linen, adjectiveun·der·lin·en, noun Words nearby linen Lineker, lineman, line management, lineman's pliers, line mark, linen, linen closet, linen draper, linenfold, linenized, line noise Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for linen Davis jumped over a 4-foot porch wall and ran into a house, where he and others crammed themselves into a linen closet. ‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis\|Nina Strochlic\|November 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The edges of the elegant paper are crackled; the ink bled into the linen weave long ago and has not faded. How Gettysburg Did Not Unlock the Past\|Laird Hunt\|September 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A linen shirt, for example, is, strictly speaking, not a necessary of life. What We Can Learn From Rioting in Sweden\|Megan McArdle\|May 28, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The Greeks and Romans lived, I suppose, very comfortably though they had no linen. What We Can Learn From Rioting in Sweden\|Megan McArdle\|May 28, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Still, traces of her old life—the Glock in her linen closet, for one—linger. This Week’s Hot Reads: Oct. 15, 2012\|Mythili Rao\|October 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The chrisom was the linen cloth, or garment, which the priest put on the recently baptized child. Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England\|Edward L. Cutts She shuddered as she saw a spot of blood becoming larger and larger upon the linen bandages. The Vicomte de Bragelonne\|Alexandre Dumas This made Cinderella's lot still harder, for it was she who ironed her sisters' linen and plaited their ruffles. The Tales of Mother Goose\|Charles Perrault His teacher was sitting with her back to the door, arranging the worsted in the large, linen worsted-case. The Grasshopper Stories\|Elizabeth Davis Leavitt With the ravelings of a linen handkerchief, aided by the magic buckle-tongue, I mended my clothing. Thirty-Seven Days of Peril\|Truman Everts 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with linen linen see wash one's dirty linen in public. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to linen cloth, bedding, lingerie, lawn, thread, paper, damask, napery, garments, cambric, brabant, dornick, toile
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linen

noun

adjective

Idioms for linen

Origin of linen

OTHER WORDS FROM linen

Words nearby linen

Example sentences from the Web for linen

British Dictionary definitions for linen

noun

Word Origin for linen

Idioms and Phrases with linen

Words related to linen