Linen

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Thread made from fibers of the flax plant.
  • noun. Cloth woven from this thread.
  • noun. Articles or garments, such as sheets, tablecloths, or underwear, formerly made of linen and now usually made of other fabrics, especially cotton.
  • noun. Paper made from flax fibers or having a linenlike luster.
  • adjective. Made of flax or linen.
  • adjective. Resembling linen.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Made of the fibers of flax: as, linen thread; linen cloth.
  • Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Linen thread.
  • noun. Cloth made of hemp.
  • noun. plural Sails.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.
  • noun. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.
  • noun. a dealer in linen.
  • noun. a small microscope for counting the threads in a given space in linen fabrics.
  • noun. an ornament for filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff symmetrically disposed.
  • noun. undefined
  • adjective. Made of linen
  • adjective. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
  • noun. white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
  • noun. a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
  • Word Usage
    "After long and exhaustive trials, we have come to the conclusion that the best material for wearing next the skin is knitted linen, and the best knitted linen of the kind, and in fact, the only pure linen mesh material which we have seen, is known as _Kneipp linen_, and can be obtained from all leading retailers and outfitters in this and other countries."
    Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cloth  fabric  material  paper  textile  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ninon  finnan  ninon  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blanket  canvas  carpet  cloth  clothe  
    Synonym
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    Skivvies  afghan  apparel  array  attire