- Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking. - Resembling linen cloth; white; pale. - Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in
a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels,
tablecloths, etc. - Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times,
chiefly made of linen.