Found 3 items, similar to LINEN.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: linen kain linen
English → English (WordNet) Definition: linen linen n 1: a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant 2: a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish [syn: linen paper] 3: white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
English → English (gcide) Definition: Linen Linen \Lin"en\ (l[i^]n"[e^]n), 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 \Lin"en\, n. [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin flax, AS. l[=i]n flax, whence l[=i]nen made of flax; akin to OS., Icel., & MHG. l[=i]n 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]