Linen - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlɪnɪn|  American pronunciation of the word linen
Brit.  |ˈlɪnɪn|  British pronunciation of the word linen

noun

- a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
- a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
- white goods or clothing made with linen cloth

Extra examples

She washes the linen every week.

Tables covered with white linen

The keeping of the proprieties is as indispensable as clean linen.

They're selling linen off cheap in Lewis's.

Linen is very comfortable to wear.

She was dressed in a blue linen suit.

Mr Bailey was looking very spruce in a white linen suit.

Linen can stand very high temperatures.

The trouble with linen is that it wrinkles so easily.

Word forms

noun
singular: linen
plural: linens
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