Linen

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Linen

English[]

Etymology[]

Middle English from Old English līnen from Proto-Germanic *līnīno- from Proto-Germanic *līnom from Proto-Indo-European *līn- (“‘flax’”). Akin to Latin linum.

Pronunciation[]

IPA: /ˈlɪnɪn/
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Noun[]

Singular
Linen

Plural
s

Linen (s)

(uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
(countable) 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.
She put the freshly cleaned linens into the linen closet.
(colour) A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
Linen colour:

Translations[]

material

Catalan: lli m.
Czech: plátno cs(cs) n.
Dutch: linnen nl(nl) n., doek nl(nl) n.
Finnish: pellava fi(fi), liina fi(fi)
French: toile fr(fr) f., lin fr(fr)
German: Laken de(de), Leinen de(de) n.
Hebrew: פשתן (pishtán) m.
Hungarian: vászon hu(hu)

Italian: lino it(it) m.
Japanese: 亜麻布 (amanuno)
Polish: płótno pl(pl) n. lniane pl(pl)
Portuguese: linho pt(pt) m.
Russian: полотно ru(ru) (polotnó) n.
Scottish Gaelic: anart m.
Serbian: platno, prten
Spanish: lino es(es) m.

items

Finnish: liinavaate fi(fi)
Japanese: リネン製品 (りねんせいひん, rinennseihinn)
Polish: bielizna pl(pl) f.

Russian: холст ru(ru) (χolst) m.
Scottish Gaelic: anart m.
Spanish: ropa blanca f.

colour

Derived terms[]

bedlinen
dirty linen
fair linen
linens

linen basket
linen closet
linen draper

linen paper
underlinen
linoleum

Related terms[]

fustian
lingerie
muslin
flaxen

Anagrams[]

eilnn,
Lenin

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