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linen definition

linen (lin′ən)

noun

  1. yarn, thread, or cloth made of flax
  2. things made of linen, or of cotton, etc., as tablecloths, sheets, shirts, etc.
  3. fine stationery orig. made from linen rags

Etymology: ME < OE (akin to Ger leinen) < lin, flax: see line

adjective

  1. spun from flax linen thread
  2. made of linen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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