linen

noun

Thread made from fibers of the flax plant.

noun

Cloth woven from this thread.

noun

Articles or garments, such as sheets, tablecloths, or underwear, formerly made of linen and now usually made of other fabrics, especially cotton.

noun

Paper made from flax fibers or having a linenlike luster.

adjective

Made of flax or linen.

adjective

Resembling linen.

Made of the fibers of flax: as, linen thread; linen cloth.

Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.

noun

A fabric of linen yarn or thread; cloth woven from the fibers of flax; in the plural, linen cloth in general; manufactures of flax-fiber: as, Irish linens.