Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
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.
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.
Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook,[…].1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
She put the freshly cleaned linens into the linen closet.
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| linens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Russia linen · linener · linendraper · linen hall · linen draper · prelinen · linoleum · linen prover · linenless · tow linen · cottolin · linens · linen cupboard · linen-draper · linenlike · linen paper · body linen · linen closet · Irish linen · underlinen · linenfold · lineny · lack-linen · linish · linenette · bedlinen · linen basket · table-linen · shaving linen · nonlinen · linen tester · Linenopolis
table linen · bedlinen · underlinen · fair linen · dirty linen
he פשתן (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · da linned (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · fr lin (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · la carbasa (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · grc ὀθόνη (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · da lærred (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · de Leinen (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ka სელი (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · hy քաթան (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ro lenjerie (items) · cmn 麻布 (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ru холст (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ru бельё (items) · bg ленено платно (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · non hǫrr (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · lv linkrāsa (colour) · ro in (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · sq shag (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · la linteum (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · mn зотон (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · fa کتان (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · pl bielizna pościelowa (items) · fi liina (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · es ropa blanca (items) · cmn 亞麻布 /亚麻布 (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ota چاماشیر (items) · sh platno (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ca lli (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · az paltar (items) · fr linge (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ja リンネル (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ca llenceria (items) · mk ка́тун (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · cy lliain (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · mn орны даавуу (items) · cmn 亞麻製品 /亚麻制品 (items) · kk зығыр (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · fi pellava (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · nb lin (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · be бялі́зна (items) · xag 𐕜𐔴𐕌 (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · pt roupa (items) · el λινό (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · nl linnen (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · da hør (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · pl bielizna osobista (items) · nl doek (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · eo lino (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · mk лен (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · gl liño (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · yi לײַוונט (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · pl bielizna (items) · lv lini (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · fo lín (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · nn lin (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · izh pellovas (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · es lino (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ja リネン (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · nn lintøy (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ja 麻布 (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ru полотно́ (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · es linge (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · mn амны алчуур (items) · uga 𐎔𐎘𐎚 (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · gl lenzo (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · tr keten (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · pl bielizna stołowa (items) · fo hørur (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · el λινόχρους (colour) · pt linho (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · sv linne (items) · sv linne (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · grc λίνον (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · txb kenek (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · cs plátno (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · sw katani (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · hu lenvászon (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ar كَتَّان (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · gd anart (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · mn хөвөн даавуу (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ga línéadach (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ckb کەتان (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · non lín (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ja リネン製品 (items) · it lino (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · fi liinavaate (items) · hu vászon (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · es linocros (colour) · de Heimtextilien (items) · lv veļa (items) · fr linge (items) · az kətan (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · nn lintøy (items) · pl płótno n lniane (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · sh prten (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · km ធោវន្តពស្ត្រ (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · cy lliain (items) · gd anart (items) · nb lintøy (items) · kk кенеп мата (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · fr toile (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · uk біли́зна (items) · nb lintøy (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) · ja 亜麻布 (thread or cloth made from flax fiber)