Lexic.us

Definition of Linen

1. Noun. A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant.

2. Noun. A high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish.

3. Noun. White goods or clothing made with linen cloth.

Definition of Linen

1. a. Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.

2. n. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.

Definition of Linen

1. Noun. Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. ¹

2. 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. ¹

3. Noun. A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Linen

1. a fabric woven from the fibers of flax [n -S] : LINENY [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Linen

lined antshrikes lined flap lined gold lined snake linefeed linefeeds linehaul lineic lineless linelike

lineman linemate linemates linemen linemode linen (current term) linen basket linen closet linen closets linen paper

linen tester linendraper linener lineners linenfold linenlike linens lineny lineolate lineout

Literary usage of Linen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"From a historical view linen is interesting from its use by several ... linen is mentioned in Genesis as in use for robing the royal princes of Egypt; ..."

2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"linen fabrics have several advantages over cotton, resulting principally from ... Bleached linen, starched and dressed, possesses that unequalled purity, ..."

3. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx (1906)
"I. Let the value of the linen vary,1 that of the coat remaining constant. If, say in consequence of the exhaustion of flax- growing soil, the labour time ..."

4. The Journal of Home Economics by American Home Economics Association (1910)
"In the majority of the hospitals investigated the ward linen-room method is still in use. There the linen for each ward comes from the laundry and is there ..."

5. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1895)
"«39 and io also in one volume, linen, 40 cents ; likewise 28and 36,4 and 5,15 and ... Also bound in linen, 35 cents. t Also in one volume, linen, 45 cents. ..."

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