English-Thai Dictionary

linen

N ผ้า ลินิน  pa-li-nin

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LINEN

n.[L. linun, flax, Gr. The sense is probably long, extended or smooth. In the latter sense, it would accord with L. linio, lenio.] 1. Cloth made of flax or hemp.
2. An under garment.

 

LINEN

a.[L. lineus.] 1. Made of flax or hemp; as linen cloth; a linen stocking.
2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
Fossil-linen, a kind of amianth, with soft, parallel, flexible fibers.

 

LINEN-DRAPER

n.A person who deals in linens. Linener and linen-man, in a like sense, are obsolete.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LINEN

Lin "en, a. Etym: [OE. , fr. lin linen. See Linen, n.

 

1.]

 

Defn: Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.

 

2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.

 

LINEN

Lin "en, n. Etym: [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin. flax, AS. lin flax, whence linen made of flax; akin to OS. , Icel., & MHG. lin flax and linen, G. lein, leinen, linen, Sw. lin flax, Goth. lein linen, L. linum flax, linen, Gr. Line, Linseed. ]

 

1. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely ) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc. "In linen white as milk. " Robert of Brunne.

 

2. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen. Linen draper, a dealer in linen. -- Linen prover, a small microscope for counting the threads in a given space in linen fabrics. -- Linen scroll, Linen pattern (Arch. ), an ornament for filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff symmetrically disposed.

 

LINENER

LINENER Lin "en *er, n.

 

Defn: A dealer in linen; a linen draper. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

linen

lin en |ˈlinin ˈlɪnɪn | ▶noun cloth woven from flax. • garments or other household articles such as sheets made, or originally made, of linen. ORIGIN Old English līnen (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of flax ’); related to Dutch linnen, German Leinen, also to obsolete line ‘flax. ’

 

linen basket

linen bas ¦ket ▶noun chiefly Brit. a receptacle with a lid, for holding soiled clothing.

 

linenfold

lin en fold |ˈlininˌfōld ˈlɪnɪnfoʊld | ▶noun carved or molded ornaments, esp. on a panel, representing folds or scrolls of linen.

 

Oxford Dictionary

linen

linen |ˈlɪnɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] cloth woven from flax. • articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen. ORIGIN Old English līnen (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of flax ’), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch linnen, German Leinen, also to obsolete line ‘flax ’.

 

linen basket

linen bas ¦ket ▶noun chiefly Brit. a receptacle with a lid, for holding soiled clothing.

 

linenfold

linen |fold |ˈlɪnɪnfəʊld | ▶noun [ mass noun ] carved or moulded ornaments, especially on a panel, representing folds or scrolls of linen.

 

Spanish Dictionary

linense

linense adjetivo 1 Relativo a La Línea, localidad de España, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es de La Línea .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

linen

lin en /lɪ́nɪn /〖line 1 (リンネル )en (製の )〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /U 1 〖集合的に; 時に ～s 〗リンネル [リネン ]製品 〘シーツ まくらカバー テーブルクロス ナプキンなど 〙; 綿 [キャラコ ]製品 ▸ table [bed ] linen テーブル掛け [シーツ ]2 リネン , リンネル , 亜麻布 [糸 ] 〘亜麻糸で作った布は上質とされる 〙; キャラコ .3 ｟古 ｠白い下着類 (underwear )▸ change one's linen every day 毎日下着を替える 4 リネン紙 (linen paper ).w à sh [à ir ] one's d ì rty l í nen in p ú blic 家の中の恥を外にさらけ出す .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗リンネルの , 亜麻 (製 )の ▸ linen cloth 亜麻布 ▸ a linen handkerchief 麻のハンカチ ～́ b à sket ｟主に英 ｠洗濯かご .～́ c ù pboard ｟英 ｠ [cl ò set ｟米 ｠]リネン用戸棚 .～́ dr à per ｟英 ｠リネン商人 .～́ w è dding (結婚12周年記念の )亜麻婚式 .