| Linen | a. [ OE., fr. lin linen. See Linen, n. ] 1. Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Linen | n. [ Prop. an adj. from OE. lin flax, AS. līn flax, whence līnen made of flax; akin to OS., Icel., & MHG. līn flax and linen, G. lein, leinen, linen, Sw. lin flax, Goth. lein linen, L. linum flax, linen, Gr. li`non. Cf. Line, Linseed. ] 1. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.; as, bed linens “In linen white as milk.” Robert of Brunne. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen. [ 1913 Webster ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Linen draper, a dealer in linen. --
Linen prover, a small microscope for counting the threads in a given space in linen fabrics. --
Linen scroll,
Linen pattern (Arch.), an ornament for filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff symmetrically disposed. [ 1913 Webster ]
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