linen

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

linen [linen linens] BrE [ˈlɪnɪn] NAmE [ˈlɪnɪn] noun uncountable
1. a type of cloth made from ↑flax, used to make high-quality clothes, sheets, etc
•a linen tablecloth
2. sheets, ↑tablecloths, ↑pillowcases, etc: (BrE)a linen cupboard
• (NAmE)a linen closet
see also ↑bedlinen
see wash your dirty linen in public at ↑wash _v.

Word Origin:
Old English līnen (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of flax’), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch linnen, German Leinen, also to obsolete line ‘flax’.

Culture:
Northern Ireland has been a centre for the linen industry for hundreds of years and is an important exporter of Irish linen to countries around the world.

Example Bank:
•We change the bed linen once a week.
•a fine linen shirt