Linen

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Thread made from fibers of the flax plant.
  • n. Cloth woven from this thread.
  • n. Articles or garments made from linen or a similar cloth, such as cotton; bed sheets and tablecloths.
  • n. Paper made from flax fibers or having a linenlike luster.
  • adj. Made of flax or linen.
  • adj. Resembling linen.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
  • n. Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, under clothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
  • n. A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Made of linen
  • adj. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
  • n. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.
  • n. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Made of the fibers of flax: as, linen thread; linen cloth.
  • Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
  • n. A fabric of linen yarn or thread; cloth woven from the fibers of flax; in the plural, linen cloth in general; manufactures of flax-fiber: as, Irish linens.
  • n. Collectively, articles of linen fabric, or by extension (in modern use) of linen and cotton, or of cotton alone for household use, as tablecloths, napkins, etc. (table-linen), sheets and pillow-cases (bed-linen), towels, etc., or for underwear (body-linen), etc.
  • n. Linen thread.
  • n. Cloth made of hemp.
  • n. plural Sails.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
  • n. white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
  • n. a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
  • Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cloth    fabric    material    textile    paper   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    white    pale    thread    cloth    line    napery    écrue    ecrue    cuttance    lingerie   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ninon    finnan    ninon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    silk    cloth    cotton    muslin    flannel    fur    blanket    shirt    towel    clothe