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lin·en (lĭn'ən)
n.
    1. Thread made from fibers of the flax plant.
    2. Cloth woven from this thread.
  1. also linens Articles or garments made from linen or a similar cloth, such as cotton; bed sheets and tablecloths.
  2. Paper made from flax fibers or having a linenlike luster.
adj.
  1. Made of flax or linen.
  2. Resembling linen.

[Middle English, from Old English līnen, made of flax, from Germanic *līnin-, from *līnam, flax, probably from Latin līnum.]




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