linen
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- noun
- /ˈlɪnən/
:
lino
- Mother always had a certain look to her: slim and polished, her linen dresses ironed, her hair neat.
- bed linen
- table linens
- linen cloth
This is like a hair, body and linen spray.
- This is like a hair, body and linen spray.
- So the main fabric is the linen and that is your self fabric.
- There is organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, and linen, flax, AKA linen.
- Remove excess towels and linens from your linen closet.
- OK guys, next I have this absolutely adorable little linen blend playsuit.
- He likes cotton linens that breathe, which these do.
- We had to end up sort of making our own linen, which comes from the flax plant.
Examples
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These are my stunning linen pants from Reformation.
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The old curtains, however, were gone, and heavy cream linen draperies hung in their place.
Fiction book (1990) -
Sorry, why do I need bed linen?
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It's in the linen cabinet.
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The main problem with linen is that it wrinkles like crazy.
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Here's the finest Irish linen in all creation.
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Her hands explored the linen bandage wrapped all the way around her neck.
Fiction book (1991) -
Karen's parents' house, we see hands carefully wrapping a white linen table napkin around some object.
Fiction book (1990) -
I've got a suit and I've got, I think like a linen skirt and top combo.
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The hotel provided fresh linen for the guests' beds every day.
Synonyms
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Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibers used for clothes and curtains
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A piece of material made by joining threads together and used for making clothes or for cleaning
Cloth items used in the home like sheets, towels and tablecloths
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
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Private family or personal matters that embarrass people if the public finds out
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Etymology
The word linen comes from Latin linum, which means 'flax', the plant used to make thread and cloth. So linen originally meant cloth made from flax and today it also means sheets and tablecloths made from that cloth.