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linen

li·nen

UK/ˈlɪnɪn/ US/ˈlɪnʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

2.

a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish

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3.

Origin

From Middle English lynnen, lynen, from Old English līnen (“linen", "made of flax”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnīn (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”), equivalent to line + -en. Cognate with Latin līnum (“flax”) and thus also Linum. More at line.

Phrases

  • body linen
  • Irish linen
  • linen basket
  • linen closet
  • linen cupboard
  • linen draper
  • linen hall
  • linen paper

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