- (n.) Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.
- (n.) Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
- (n.) Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
- (n.) Underclothing, especially the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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