| 单词 | linen |
| 释义 | linen (once / 337 pages) n Linen is a type of fabric that's sturdy, cool, and absorbent. If you're going to a summer wedding, you should consider wearing a white linen suit. If you're going on a job interview, it's probably not such a great idea. Linen is frequently used in summery dresses and shirts, curtains, bags, pillowcases and sheets, towels. and tablecloths. It's heavy and substantial but stays breathable and fresh when you wear it on a hot day. Linens is sometimes used to mean "bedding or towels," or the things you'd keep in a linen closet. Linen comes from the Old English word linin, "made of flax," from lin, "flax fibers or linen thread." WORD FAMILYlinen: linens USAGE EXAMPLESThe higher-end options — linen, silk, llama, alpaca — hang in a narrow section along the back wall. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Rogers works alongside those without disabilities as part of Linen Works’ inclusionary model. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) I wear a suit every day, linen ones in the summer. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant Hyper cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers 2n a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish Syn|Hyper linen paper paper a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses 3n white goods or clothing made with linen cloth Hypo|Hyper bath linen linens for use in the bathroom bed linenlinen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases) doily, doyley, doylya small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl napery, table linenlinens for the dining table bath mata heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath bath towela large towel; to dry yourself after a bath case, pillow slip, pillowcase, slipbed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow damaska table linen made from linen with a damask pattern napkin, serviette, table napkina small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing pillow shambed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow place mata mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting bed sheet, sheetbed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs tableclotha covering spread over a dining table tray clothtable linen consisting of a small cloth for a tray face cloth, flannel, washcloth, washragbath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body household linen, white goods drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth |
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