linen

Meanings

Plural: linens

Noun

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.

Adj

Made from linen cloth or thread.
Having the colour linen, light beige.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lynnen, lynen, from Old English līnen (“linen", "made of flax”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnīn (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”), equivalent to line + -en. Cognate with Latin līnum (“flax”) and thus also Linum. More at line.

Synonyms

linen paper

Scrabble Score: 5

linen is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
linen is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
linen is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

linen is a valid Words With Friends word