linen — cloth woven from flax fiber, or household articles made from this cloth such as sheets and towels
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: cloth woven from flax fiber, or household articles made from this cloth such as sheets and towels
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈlɪnɪn/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother still keeps her wedding linen in a cedar chest.
- The restaurant's dirty linen was literally their dirty laundry problem.
- She prefers linen clothes because they're breathable in hot weather.
linen
NOUN[/ˈlɪnɪn/]
cloth woven from flax fiber, or household articles made from this cloth such as sheets and towels
💡 Concept
cloth woven from flax fiber, or household articles made from this cloth such as sheets and towels
🎵 Rhyme
The linen given keeps her driven!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈlɪnɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈlɪnɪn/
🌳Etymology
Rootlin-
Suffix--en
🎵Rhyme
givendrivenrisen
given
driven
risen
🔗Collocations
bed linen
table linen
fresh linen
linen closet
white linen
linen service
dirty linen
📝Examples
“My grandmother still keeps her wedding linen in a cedar chest.”
😄 Fun example
“The restaurant's dirty linen was literally their dirty laundry problem.”
“She prefers linen clothes because they're breathable in hot weather.”
“Don't air your dirty linen in public - keep family problems private!”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
fabricclothtextilebeddingsheets
Antonyms
syntheticpolyester
Related
cottonsilkflaxhempfiber
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