linen

noun · adjectiveA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

linens

1.
(uncountable)Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
2.
(countable)Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
She put the freshly cleaned linens into the linen closet.
3.
(countable, uncountable)A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(not comparable)Made from linen cloth or thread.
2.
(not comparable)Having the colour linen, light beige.

Từ liên quan

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English lynnen, lynen, from Old English līnen (linen", "made of flax), from *līnīn (made of flax), from Proto-Germanic *līną (flax), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (flax), equivalent to line + -en. Cognate with līnum flax and thus also Linum. More at line.