linen
['linin]
n. 亚麻布, 亚麻, 亚麻制品

a. 亚麻布制, 亚麻

[] 亚麻布, 亚麻; 亚麻



linen
[ noun ]

1. a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

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

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3. white goods or clothing made with linen cloth

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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.

2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.


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.

2. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times,
chiefly made of linen.

{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.