Definition
• | Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking. |
• | Resembling linen cloth; white; pale. |
• | Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc. |
• | Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen. |