Linen

n. [A-S. līn, flax, līnen, made of flax, O. Sax., Icel., & M. H. Ger. līn, flax and linen, O. Sax. līnin, linen, Dan. & Sw. lin, flax, Sw. linne, Dan. linned, O. Fries. & L. Ger. linnen, Goth. lein, N. H. Ger. lein, leinen, leinwand, linen, from Lat. līnum, flax, Gr. λίνον. See LINE.]

1Sense 1. Thread or cloth made of flax or hemp;—used in the plural to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, table-cloths, &c.

2Sense 2. The under part of dress, as being chiefly made of linen.

a. [See supra.] 1. Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking. 2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.