/ˈlɪnɪn/
OriginFrom Middle English lynnen, lynen, from Old English līnen (“linen", "made of flax”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnīn (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”), equivalent to line + -en. Cognate with Latin līnum (“flax”) and thus also Linum. More at line.
- uncountableThread or cloth made from flax fiber.
“Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of”
- countableDomestic 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.”
“But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of th”
- countable, uncountableA light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
- not-comparableMade from linen cloth or thread.
- not-comparableHaving the colour linen, light beige.
Formslinens(plural) · Linens(plural)