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linen - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'linen' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Linen [ n.]
- 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.