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lin·en  (lnn)

n.

1.

a. Thread made from fibers of the flax plant.

b. Cloth woven from this thread.

2. also linens Articles or garments made from linen or a similar cloth, such as cotton; bed sheets and tablecloths.

3. Paper made from flax fibers or having a linenlike luster.

adj.

1. Made of flax or linen.

2. Resembling linen.

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[Middle English, from Old English lnen, made of flax, from Germanic *lnin-, from *lnam, flax, probably from Latin lnum; see lno- in Indo-European roots.]

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linen [ˈlɪnɪn]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a.  a hard-wearing fabric woven from the spun fibres of flax

b.  (as modifier) a linen tablecloth

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) yarn or thread spun from flax fibre

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) clothes, sheets, tablecloths, etc., made from linen cloth or from a substitute such as cotton

4. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) See linen paper

[Old English linnen, ultimately from Latin līnum flax, line²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	linen - a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" flax - fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
	2.	linen - a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish linen paper paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
	3.	linen - white goods or clothing made with linen cloth bath linen - linens for use in the bathroom bed linen - linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases) doily, doyley, doyly - a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl napery, table linen - linens for the dining table household linen, white goods - drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth

Translations

linen [ˈlɪnɪn]

A. N

1. (= cloth) → lino m

2. (= household linen) → ropa f blanca; (= bed linen) → ropa f de cama; (= table linen) → mantelería f
clean linen → ropa f limpia
dirty linen → ropa f sucia or para lavar
to wash one's dirty linen in public (Brit) → sacar a relucir los trapos sucios

B. CPD → de lino
linen basket N → canasta f or cesto m de la ropa
linen closet, linen cupboard N → armario m para la ropa blanca

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linen [ˈlɪnɪn]

n

(= tablecloths, sheets, pillowcases) → linge m de maison
bed linen → linge de lit

(= cloth) → lin m

modif [jacket, suit, tablecloth] → en lin
a linen jacket → une veste en lin
linen basket n → panier m à linge
linen closet linen cupboard n → armoire f à linge
line of attack n (= approach) → plan m d'action
line of communication n → ligne f de communication
line of fire n → ligne f de tir
line of sight n

(= view) → champ m de vision

[gunman] → ligne f de mire
line of vision n → champ m de vision
line-out [ˈlaɪnaʊt] n (RUGBY) → touche f

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linen

n → Leinen nt; (= table linen) → Tischwäsche f; (= sheets, garments etc) → Wäsche f

adj → Leinen-; linen blouse → Leinenbluse f

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linen [ˈlɪnɪn]

1. n (cloth) → (tela di) lino; (sheets, tablecloth) → biancheria
to wash one's dirty linen in public (fig) → lavare i panni sporchi in pubblico

2. adj (garment) → di lino; (basket, cupboard) → della biancheria

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linen [ˈlɪnɪn]

1. n (cloth) → (tela di) lino; (sheets, tablecloth) → biancheria
to wash one's dirty linen in public (fig) → lavare i panni sporchi in pubblico

2. adj (garment) → di lino; (basket, cupboard) → della biancheria

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linen

n linen [ˈlinin]

1 (also adjective) (of) cloth made of flax used to make sheets, tablecloths, tea-towels etc This handkerchief is made of linen; linen sheets. linne قِماش كَتّان лен len; lněný hør; hør- das Leinen, Leinen-... λινό(ς) lino, hilo lina کتان؛ کتانی pellava (de) lin פּשתָן लिनेन platno vászon linen lín, hör, léreft lino; di lino リンネル 리넨 drobė, lininis audinys []audekls; linu-; audekla- kain linen linnen lin płótno linho (de) pânză льняное полотно ľan; ľanový laneno platno; lanen platno linne[] ผ้าลินิน keten, keten bezi 亞麻布 лляне полотно سن کے ریشے سے بنا کپڑآ vải lanh 亚麻布

2 articles made of linen or, now more usually, cotton table-linen; bed-linen. linne شَراشِف كُتّان продукти от лен или памук (stolní, ložní) prádlo linned; -linned die Wäsche είδη προίκας, ασπρόρουχα ropa blanca lina کتان pellava linge מַצָעִים, סְדִינִים וכו' कपडे़ की बनी घरेलु चादरें, मेजपोश आदि posteljina fehérnemű linen lín, tau; rúmfatnaður (indumento di lino) リンネル製品 리넨류 užtiesalai veļa linen -linnen lintøy; sengetøy; duker bielizna roupa branca lenjerie, rufărie изделия из льняного полотна prestieradlo perilo platno linne ผ้าลินิน ketenden yapılmış 亞麻織物 білизна بتان سے بنی چیزیں، سوتی đồ vải lanh 亚麻织物

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linen → كتان plátno linned Leinen λινό lino pellava lin lan lino 麻 리넨 linnen lin płótno linho постельное белье linne ผ้าลินิน keten vải lanh 亚麻布