linen
Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
Other meanings
Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
“She put the freshly cleaned linens into the linen closet.”
A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
A kind of
- fabric
Word history
From Old English "līnen" (linen", "made of flax).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “linen” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.