单词 | linen |
释义 | linen n. & adj. --n   1. a cloth woven from flax. b a particular kind of this.   2. (collect.) articles made or orig. made of linen, calico, etc., as sheets, cloths, shirts, undergarments, etc. --adj made of linen or flax (linen cloth). Phrases and idioms linen basket a basket for soiled clothes. wash one's dirty linen in public be indiscreet about one's domestic quarrels etc. Etymology: OE linen f. WG, rel. to obs. line flax |
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