linen+cloth

  • 31linen — lin|en [ˈlının] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: made of flax , from lin flax ] 1.) sheets, ↑tablecloths etc ▪ bed linen ▪ table linen 2.) cloth made from the ↑flax plant, used to make high quality clothes, home decorations etc ▪ a linen jacket …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32cloth */*/ — UK [klɒθ] / US [klɑθ] noun Word forms cloth : singular cloth plural cloths 1) [countable/uncountable] material used for making clothes, curtains etc that is made by weaving fibres together linen/cotton cloth 2) [countable] a piece of cloth used… …

    English dictionary

  • 33linen — noun /ˈlɪnɪn/ a) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. She put the freshly cleaned linens into the linen closet. b) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, under clothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen like fabrics of… …

    Wiktionary

  • 34linen — noun (U) 1 sheets, tablecloths etc: bed linen | table linen 2 cloth made from the flax plant, used to make high quality clothes, home decorations etc: a linen jacket 3 old use underwear …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35cloth —   Lole.   Also: a a, a a lole.    ♦ Kinds of cloth: see calico, cashmere, coconut, corduroy, cotton, denim, dotted swiss, flannel, khaki, linen …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 36cloth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. material, stuff, fabric, textile; fiber, synthetic; [dry, bolt, or piece] goods, remnant; napkin, dust cloth, etc. See materials. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fabric, material, stuff, goods, dry goods,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 37linen — [OE] The word for ‘flax’ is an ancient one, shared by numerous Indo European languages: Greek līnon, Latin līnum (source of English line), and prehistoric West Germanic *līnam among them. The latter passed into Old English as līn, but now… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 38linen — lin·en || lɪnɪn n. garments and other things made of linen; sheets; tablecloth and napkins adj. made of flax, made of linen n. cloth made from flax …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 39linen — noun cloth woven from flax. ↘articles made, or originally made, of linen. Origin OE līnen (as adjective in the sense made of flax ), of W. Gmc origin; related to obs. line flax …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 40linen — [OE] The word for ‘flax’ is an ancient one, shared by numerous Indo European languages: Greek līnon, Latin līnum (source of English line), and prehistoric West Germanic *līnam among them. The latter passed into Old English as līn, but now… …

    Word origins