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linen

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪnɪn/

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Definition of linen

noun

[mass noun]

cloth woven from flax: [as modifier]:a linen suit [count noun]:he dealt in Irish linens
articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen: [as modifier]:the linen cupboard

Origin:

Old English līnen (as an adjective in the sense 'made of flax'), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch linnen, German Leinen, also to obsolete line 'flax'