"linen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪnɪn/ Audio: en-us-linen.ogg [US] Forms: linen [singular], linens [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Linen is a material that some cloth is made of. It comes from the flax plant, and in the past, bed sheets were often made from it, before cotton was used.
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  2. Linens are something made from linen, especially bed sheets.
    Sense id: simple-linen-en-noun-MBYZbWF6
     
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