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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LIN

v.i.To yield. Obs.

LIN

n.A pool or mere. [Not used. ]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIN

Lin, v. i. Etym: [AS. linnan. See Lithe. ]

Defn: To yield; to stop; to cease. [Obs. or Scot. ] Marsion.

LIN

Lin, n. Etym: [Ir. linn, or Gael. linne; akin to W. llyn a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS. hlynn torrent. Cf. Dunlin. ]

1. A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water.

2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin.

3. A steep ravine.

Note: Written also linn and lyn.

French Dictionary

lin

lin n. m. nom masculin 1 Plante cultivée pour ses fibres textiles. 2 Toile faite de fibres de lin. : Le lin se froisse facilement.