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lin·en
I. \ˈlinə̇n\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līnen, from līn flax, spun or woven flax + -en; akin to Old High German & Old Norse līn flax, Gothic lein linen cloth; all from a prehistoric Germanic word borrowed from Latin linum flax, linen, probably of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Greek linon cord, flax
1.
a. : made of flax
< waxed linen thread >
b. : being or made of linen
< linen cloth >
< a linen blouse >
2. : like that of linen
< a linen finish >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from linen, adjective
1.
a. : cloth made of flax and noted for its strength, coolness, and luster though somewhat subject to creasing — see butcher linen
b. : thread or yarn spun from flax
2.
a. : clothing (as shirts, underwear) or household articles (as sheets, tablecloths) made or originally made of linen cloth and now usually of other fabrics (as cotton, rayon)
< washed out her linen every evening >
< had a good stock of linens >
b. obsolete : a piece bandage of linen cloth
c. archaic : a wrapping of linen for the dead : graveclothes — often used in plural
3. : linen paper |