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Definition: Linen |
LinenNoun1. A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant. 2. A high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish. 3. White goods or clothing made with linen cloth. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "linen" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
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Satire | LINEN, n. "A kind of cloth the making of which, when made of hemp, entails a great waste of hemp." -- Calcraft the Hangman. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Industry | These articles are usually made of cotton or flax but sometimes also of hemp, ramie and man-made fibres; they are normally suitable for laundering. Source: European Union. (references) |
Bible | Linen (1.) Heb., pishet, pishtah, denotes "flax," of which linen is made (Isa. 19:9); wrought flax, i.e., "linen cloth", Lev. 13:47, 48, 52, 59; Deut. 22:11. Flax was early cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31), and also in Palestine (Josh. 2:6; Hos. 2:9). Various articles were made of it: garments (2 Sam. 6:14), girdles (Jer. 13:1), ropes and thread (Ezek. 40:3), napkins (Luke 24:12; John 20:7), turbans (Ezek. 44:18), and lamp-wicks (Isa. 42:3). (2.) Heb. buts, "whiteness;" rendered "fine linen" in 1 Chr. 4:21; 15:27; 2 Chr. 2:14; 3:14; Esther 1:6; 8:15, and "white linen" 2 Chr. 5:12. It is not certain whether this word means cotton or linen. (3.) Heb. bad; rendered "linen" Ex. 28:42; 39:28; Lev. 6:10; 16:4, 23, 32; 1 Sam. 2:18; 2 Sam. 6:14, etc. It is uniformly used of the sacred vestments worn by the priests. The word is from a root signifying "separation." (4.) Heb. shesh; rendered "fine linen" Ex. 25:4; 26:1, 31, 36, etc. In Prov. 31:22 it is rendered in Authorized Version "silk," and in Revised Version "fine linen." The word denotes Egyptian linen of peculiar whiteness and fineness (byssus). The finest Indian linen, the finest now made, has in an inch one hundred threads of warp and eighty-four of woof; while the Egyptian had sometimes one hundred and forty in the warp and sixty-four in the woof. This was the usual dress of the Egyptian priest. Pharaoh arrayed Joseph in a dress of linen (Gen. 41:42). (5.) Heb. 'etun. Prov. 7:16, "fine linen of Egypt;" in Revised Version, "the yarn of Egypt." (6.) Heb. sadin. Prov. 31:24, "fine linen;" in Revised Version, "linen garments" (Judg. 14:12, 13; Isa. 3:23). From this Hebrew word is probably derived the Greek word sindon, rendered "linen" in Mark 14:51, 52; 15:46; Matt. 27:59. The word "linen" is used as an emblem of moral purity (Rev. 15:6). In Luke 16:19 it is mentioned as a mark of luxury. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To see linen in your dream, augurs prosperity and enjoyment. If a person appears to you dressed in linen garments, you will shortly be the recipient of joyful tidings in the nature of an inheritance. If you are apparelled in clean, fine linen, your fortune and fullest enjoyment in life is assured. If it be soiled, sorrow and ill luck will be met with occasionally, mingled with the good in your life. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Industry | Feminine underwear, slumberwear, and similar garments of fine texture and aesthetic appeal. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Yarn made of flax fiber. Thread made of flax yarns. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A fabric woven from flax yarns. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant.When these fibers are twisted together (spun), it is called yarn. It is strong, durable, and resists rotting in damp climates. It is one of the few textiles that has a greater breaking strength wet than dry. It has a relatively long "staple" (individual strand length) relative to cotton and other natural fibers.
The standard measure of bulk linen yarn is the lea. A yarn having a size of 1 lea will give 300 yards per pound. The fine yarns used in handkerchiefs, etc. might be 40 lea, and give 40x300 = 1200 yards per pound.
Up until the 1950's or so the finest linen yarn was made in Scotland, Ireland, and Belgium. The climates of these locations were ideal for natural processing methods called "retting". As years went by many of the finest factories in those areas closed, and most linen is currently made in China.
The decrease in use of linen may be attributed to the increasing quality of synthetic fibers, and a decreasing appreciation of buyers for very high quality yarn and fabric. Very little top-quality linen is produced now, and most is used in low volume applications like hand weaving and as an art material.
The characteristic most often associated with linen yarn is the presence of "slubs", or small knots that occur randomly along its length. However, these are actually defects associated with low quality. The finest linen has a very consistent diameter with no slubs.
Linen is also used for cloth, canvases, sails, tents, and paper. Due to its one-time common use to make fine fabric, "linens" became the generic term for sheets and pillowcases, although these are now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.
Due to its strength, in the middle ages linen was used for shields and gambesons, but also for underwear and other clothings.
Linen is available in different qualities variing from almost silk-like to sack-linen. Linen is usually white to ivory, may be washed at 95°C, should be ironed when damp.
When being washed the first time, linen shrinks a lot. The word linen is derived from the Latin for the flax plant, which is linum, and the earlier Greek linon. This word history has given rise to a number of other terms:
The word lintel, a supporting member above a door or window, is not related.
- line, derived from the use of a linen thread to determine a straight line; other uses such as ocean liner derive ultimately from this use
- lining, due to the fact that linen was often used to create a lining for wool and leather clothing
- Linnet, a European finch that eats flax seed
- linseed oil, an oil derived from flax seed
- linoleum, a floor covering made from linseed oil
In addition, the term in English, flaxen-haired, denoting a very light, bright blonde, comes from a comparison to the color of raw flax fiber.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Linen."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| LIRA | English | Linen Industry Research Association | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: LinenSynonym: linen paper (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: under-garment (industry). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Clothing | Swaddling cloth, baby linen, layette; ice wool; taffeta. |
Clothier, tailor, milliner, costumier, sempstress, snip; dressmaker, habitmaker, breechesmaker, shoemaker; Crispin; friseur; cordwainer, cobbler, hosier, hatter; draper, linen draper, haberdasher, mercer. | |
Body clothes; linen; hickory shirt; shirt, sark, smock, shift, chemise; night gown, negligee, dressing gown, night shirt; bedgown, sac de nuit. | |
Crossing | Cloth, linen, muslin, cambric; |
Physical Pleasure | Noun: pleasure; physical pleasure, sensual pleasure, sensuous pleasure; bodily enjoyment, animal gratification, hedonism, sensuality; luxuriousness. Adjective: dissipation, round of pleasure, gusto, creature comforts, comfort, ease; pillow. (support); luxury, lap of luxury; purple and fine linen; bed of downs, bed of roses; velvet, clover; cup of Circe. (intemperance). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | It's more like freshly-laundered linen handkerchiefs, like a brand new automobile (Sunset Blvd.; writing credit: Charles Brackett) Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen! (Aliens; writing credit: James Cameron; David Giler) And, not on under the linen Well Anyway, if you're worried about anything at all, just feel free to ask and we'll look it up. (The Ice Storm; writing credit: Rick Moody; James Schamus) | |
Lyrics | In colors on the snowy linen land (Vincent; performing artist: Don McLean) Lay me down in sheets of linen (Tiny Dancer; performing artist: Elton John) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Linen ud (1996) | |
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 | U. S. Army Base Hospital Number 7, Tours, France. : Linen room. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | U.S. American National Red Cross Hospital No. 21, Paighnton, England. : Linen supply room. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | ... functional façades bristle with bamboo rods hung with brightly coloured clean linen. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by T. Takahara.. |  | [Company water filter. A linen bag with asbestos filter, Gungalin]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Democratic dirty linen!. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Folding and ironing linen collars, Troy, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Victory food from American waters. At sunset fishermen mend nets torn by rocks on the ocean floor. A shortage of linen twine and Manila hemp needed for nets is only one of the war-time difficulties fishermen today must face. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Woman's home companion. Studio shot of linen closet I. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Halle Bros., Westgate. Linen. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | National Radio Institute, U and 16th Sts. Raw linen cloth for cover. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Fork on Linen" by Greg Schmigel Commentary: "A close up of a silver fork on a linen napkin." | "Pearls on Linen" by Lynn Cummings Commentary: "One of a series." |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Either from want of time or indifference she no longer washed her linen. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Mr Tate did not break it but dug with his hand between his crossed thighs while his heavily starched linen creaked about his neck and wrists |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | Their linen is usually three inches wide, and three feet make a piece |
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Health | The eggs may be scattered into the air from bed linen and clothing, and can cling to doorknobs, furniture, tubs and faucets, and even food. Although a person may have no symptoms over a long period, episodes of infection may return repeatedly. (references) | |
Business | Middle and low-income consumers demand draperies made from fabrics such as poplin, cotton blends, linen and rayon. (references) | |
An overwhelming majority claimed that they most often use bed linen made from cotton, linen, and flannel (in winter). (references) | ||
Very successful are product lines offering matching dishes and other table accessories in combination with their table linen. (references) | ||
Economic History | Belgium | Belgium is a major producer and exporter of household linen. (references) |
Mauritius | Another U.S. citizen, through an offshore company is engaged in the design and marketing of hand-embroidered table and bed linen that are produced in Madagascar for export to U.S. and Europe. (references) | |
Trade | Haiti | However, most textiles are excluded, with the exception of those made from linen or silk, or qualifying as handicraft work. (references) |
Travel | South Africa | In the warmer months cotton or linen suits are appropriate. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | HANDKERCHIEF, n. A small square of silk or linen, used in various ignoble offices about the face and especially serviceable at funerals to conceal the lack of tears. The handkerchief is of recent invention; our ancestors knew nothing of it and intrusted its duties to the sleeve. Shakespeare's introducing it into the play of "Othello" is an anachronism: Desdemona dried her nose with her skirt, as Dr. Mary Walker and other reformers have done with their coattails in our own day -- an evidence that revolutions sometimes go backward. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Linen" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.58% of the time. "Linen" is used about 954 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.58% | 950 | 7,633 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.42% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 954 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "linen" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Linen | Last name | 400 | 21,436 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "linen". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Shashai | N/A | Biblical | Linen |
| Shashak | N/A | Biblical | A bag of linen |
| Sheshach | N/A | Biblical | Bag of flax or linen |
| Thebez | N/A | Biblical | Fine linen or silk |
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Expressions using "linen": baby linen ♦ bath linen ♦ bed linen ♦ dirty linen ♦ fine linen ♦ household linen ♦ kitchen linen ♦ linen chute ♦ linen closet ♦ linen cloth ♦ linen cupboard ♦ linen draper ♦ linen drapery ♦ linen floss ♦ linen goods ♦ linen lawn ♦ linen paper ♦ Linen pattern ♦ Linen prover ♦ Linen scroll ♦ linen sheeting ♦ linen yarn ♦ pure linen ♦ table linen ♦ wash one's dirty linen at home ♦ wash one's dirty linen in public. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "linen": linen-and-silver, linen-bound, linen-box, linen-covered, linen-cupboard, linen-draper, Linen-drapers, linen-drapery, linen-is, linen-look, linen-lycra, linen-mending, linen-mix, linen-panelled, linen-press, linen-room, linen-type, Linen-yarn. | |
Ending with "linen": bed-linen. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
linen and things | 7,798 | fine linen | 125 |
linen n things | 5,684 | linen pants | 122 |
linen | 2,519 | linen dress | 105 |
linen things | 2,201 | luxury bed linen | 99 |
bed linen | 1,485 | crib linen | 98 |
irish linen | 701 | linen clothing | 93 |
table linen | 592 | wholesale linen | 88 |
annas linen | 395 | linen shirt | 87 |
linen and things.com | 293 | baby linen | 84 |
bedding linen | 272 | linen suit | 81 |
luxury linen | 244 | daybed linen | 77 |
linen fabric | 210 | linen store | 76 |
linen and things coupon | 187 | bath linen | 73 |
linen source | 176 | man linen pants | 72 |
linen n things.com | 175 | linen thing | 71 |
bedroom linen | 170 | linen and things store | 70 |
linen n things coupon | 155 | b b b b bed discount fabric linen linen primitive quilt shop | 68 |
discount linen | 152 | linen chest | 68 |
linen and more | 132 | vintage linen | 67 |
linen rental | 127 | bed linen at discount | 66 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "linen"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | tesha (baggage, clothes, clothing, luggage), prej liri (flaxen), pe liri, pëlhurë liri, ndërresa (underclothes, underclothing, undergarments, underwear, unmentionables), çarçaf (purdah, sheet). (various references) | |
Arabic | كتاني (flaxen), كتان (flax), ملابس كتانية, الورق الكتاني. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | спално бельо (bedclothes), ленено платно, ленени покривки, ленен (flaxen, flaxy), лен (flax), бельо (underclothes, underclothing, undergarments, underlinen, underwear, unmentionables), платнен (cloth, fabric). (various references) | |
Chamorro | linu. (various references) | |
Chinese | 絺 (fine fibers of hemp), 亞麻布 , 亚麻布. (various references) | |
Czech | prádlo (clothes, laundry, wash, washing), plátno (canvas, cloth, screen). (various references) | |
Danish | linned, lingeri (lingerie, undergarment), lærred (canvas, cloth, lingerie, undergarment), undertøj (lingerie, undergarment), bordduge (lingerie, undergarment). (various references) | |
Dutch | linnen. (various references) | |
Esperanto | linaĝo, tolo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | lørift. (various references) | |
Farsi | پارچه کتانی (Woof), کتان (Bombast), جامه زبر, رخت شوءی . (various references) | |
Finnish | liinavaatteet, liinainen, liina (cloth, head scarf), pellavainen (flax), pellava (flax), palttina. (various references) | |
French | toile de lin, toile, lin (linnen). (various references) | |
German | wäsche (laundry, underwear, undies, wash, washing, washings), leinen (canvas, cloth, leashes, linnen, sheeting). (various references) | |
Greek | κλινοσκεπάσματα (bed clothes, bedclothes, bedding), ρούχα (clothes, duds, garments, habiliments, toggery, wearering apparel), πανικά, λινόσ (cambric), λινός (made of flax), λινό ύφασμα (crash), λινό / σεντόνι, λινούν ύφασμα, ασπρόρρουχα (clothes, lingerie, undergarment), ασπρόρουχα. (various references) | |
Hebrew | לבנים (hosiery, lingerie, underclothes, underwear, whites), פשתן (flax). (various references) | |
Hungarian | vászon (calico, canvas, crinoline). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kain linen. (various references) | |
Italian | biancheria (clothes). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 麻 (flax, hemp), 亜麻 (flax, hemp). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | リネン , まふ (hemp cloth), あまおりもの (flax fabrics), あまぬの, あませい (flaxen), あま (amah, bitch, fisherman, flax, hemp, maid, nun, woman shell diver), あさぬの (hemp cloth), あさ (flax, hemp, morning). (various references) | |
Korean | 리넨. (various references) | |
Manx | lieen (lint, net, netting), aanrit lieen. (various references) | |
Norwegian | lin (flax). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | inenlay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | roupa interior (underwear), linho (flax, hemp, line). (various references) | |
Romanian | lenjerie (bed clothes, clothes, linen drapery, lingerie, underlinen, underwear), rufãrie (clothes), pânzã (blade, cloth, sackcloth, sail, scale, shroud, tissue, web), olandã (Holland). (various references) | |
Romansch | lenziel. (various references) | |
Russian | льняной (flax, flaxen, flaxy), белье льняное, полотно;белье льняной, полотно льняное, полотно (roadbed). (various references) | |
Scottish | anart. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | laneno platno, laneni, za rublje, u boji lana, rublje (laundry), posteljina (bedclothes), platno (canvas, panel). (various references) | |
Spanish | ropa blanca (bed linen, whites), lino (flax). (various references) | |
Swedish | linnetyg, linne (chemise). (various references) | |
Thai | ผ้าลินิน. (various references) | |
Turkish | keten (flax, flaxen), bez (article of clothing, cloth, fabric, garment, gland, materials, swab), çamaşır (clothes, laundry, washing, washings). (various references) | |
Turkmen | polotno (r). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | льняний, лляне полотно, лляний (flaxen), полотняний. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | khăn ăn (napery, serviette), không vạch áo cho người xem lưng, bằng lanh, áo trong. (various references) | |
Welsh | lliain (cloth, towel). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | linteis, linteo, linteolis, linteum, linum. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | linen. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | linge. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 2, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai touto umin to shmeion eurhsete brefoV esparganwmenon keimenon en th fatnh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et hoc vobis signum invenietis infantem pannis involutum et positum in praesepio |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And þis tacen eow byð; Ge gemetað an cild hreglum bewunden. and on binne aled; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And this is a tokene to you; ye schulen fynde a yong child wlappid in clothis, and leid in a cratche. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And take this for a signe: ye hall fynde ye chylde swadled and layed in a mager. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And this shall be a sign to you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 2, Verse 12 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang inyong ilhanan mao kini: inyong makaplagan ang usa ka gamayng bata nga naputos sa mga bakbak ug nagahigda sa pasungan." |
| Chinese | 你 們 要 看 見 一 個 嬰 孩 、 包 著 布 、 臥 在 馬 槽 裡 、 那 就 是 記 號 了 。 |
| Croatian | I evo vam znaka: naæi æete novoroðenèe povijeno gdje leži u jaslama." |
| Danish | Og dette skulle I have til Tegn: I skulle finde et Barn svøbt, liggende i en Krybbe." |
| Dutch | En dit zal u het teken zijn: gij zult het Kindeken vinden in doeken gewonden, en liggende in de kribbe. |
| Finnish | Ja tämä on teille merkkinä: te löydätte lapsen kapaloituna ja seimessä makaamassa." |
| French | Et voici à quel signe vous le reconnaîtrez: vous trouverez un enfant emmailloté et couché dans une crèche. |
| German | Und das habt zum Zeichen: ihr werdet finden das Kind in Windeln gewickelt und in einer Krippe liegen. |
| Haitian Creole | Men remak ki va fè nou rekonèt li: n'a jwenn yon tibebe vlope nan kouchèt, kouche nan yon kay kote yo bay bèt manje. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Inilah tandanya: Kalian akan menjumpai seorang bayi dibungkus dengan kain, dan berbaring di dalam sebuah palung." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka inilah tandanya bagimu: Kamu akan jumpa seorang kanak-kanak berbedung dengan kain lampin dan berbaring di dalam palungan." |
| Italian | Questo per voi il segno: troverete un bambino avvolto in fasce, che giace in una mangiatoia». |
| Manx Gaelic | As bee shoh son cowrey diu; Yiow shiu yn oikan ayns aanrityn soillee, as ny lhie ayns manjoor. |
| Maori | Ko te tohu tenei ki a koutou; E kite koutou i te tamaiti ka oti te takai ki te kakahu, e takoto ana i te takotoranga kai ma nga kararehe. |
| Norwegian | Og dette skal I ha til tegn: I skal finne et barn svøpt, liggende i en krybbe. |
| Portuguese | E isto vos será por sinal: Achareis um menino envolto em faixas, e deitado em uma manjedoura. |
| Rumanian | Iatq semnul, dupq care -L veyi cunoawte: veyi gqsi un prunc knfqwat kn scutece wi culcat kntr`o iesle.`` |
| Russian | Й ЧПФ ЧБН ЪОБЛ: ЧЩ ОБКДЕФЕ нМБДЕОГБ Ч РЕМЕОБИ, МЕЦБЭЕЗП Ч СУМСИ. |
| Shuar | Tura jujai nekaattarme: uchi penutaijiai penuarma waaka yurumtainiam Tepá Wáinkiattarme. Nu Wáinkiarum nekas Júiti, tu nekaattarme." |
| Spanish | Y esto os servirá de señal: Hallaréis al niño envuelto en pañales y acostado en un pesebre. |
| Swahili | Na hiki kitakuwa kitambulisho kwenu: mtamkuta mtoto mchanga amevikwa nguo za kitoto, amelazwa horini." |
| Swedish | Och detta skall för eder vara tecknet: I skolen finna ett nyfött barn, som ligger lindat i en krubba." |
| Uma | Toi-mi pompetonoi-na bona ni'inca kamakono-na lolita-ku: mporua' -koi mpai' hadua ana'lei raputu' pai' rapopoturu hi rala paiwa'." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "linen": linens, lineny. (additional references) | |
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"Linen" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dineen, Einen, ihnen, inen, innen, lanan, lanen, Langen, leizen, lena, Lenne, lennin, lexen, Liben, licen, liden, ligen, liknen, limnen, lincean, linea, linee, linel, lineny, liney, linii, linin, linje, linnan, Linnane, Linne, Linnen, Linnena, linnent, linoey, Linyun, linze, Linzen, liseen, Lisney, liten, lonan, longen, lonnan, Lonnen, Lonnin, lunen, Lunken, Lunnan, Lunnen, Lunnun, Lynen, Lyrnan, ninen, Rijnen, Vinnen. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "linen" (pronounced li"nun) |
| 4 | -i" n u n | ninon. |
| 3 | -n u n | feminine, cannon, Canon, hemocyanin, Honan, Kronen, melatonin, Mignon, renin. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-l-n-n" | |
-1 letter: lien, line, linn, nine. | |
-2 letters: inn, lei, lie, lin, nil. | |
-3 letters: el, en, in, li, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-l-n-n" | |
+1 letter: linden, linens, lineny, linnet, online. | |
+2 letters: alanine, aneling, aniline, annelid, eanling, encinal, enliven, inanely, incline, innerly, innless, leaning, lending, lenient, lensing, leonine, lindane, lindens, lineman, linemen, linkmen, linnets, melanin, nonlife, nuclein, nunlike, pinnule, unlined. | |
+3 letters: alanines, aliening, angeling, anilines, annelids, benignly, biennale, biennial, binnacle, blending, blennies, buntline, cleaning, dentinal, eanlings, eloining, enabling, enisling, enkindle, enlacing, enlivens, ensiling, flensing, gantline, gentling, gleaning, inclined, incliner, inclines, indolent, induline, infernal, influent, inlander, innately, insanely, insolent, intently, internal, julienne, kneeling, knelling, ladening, landline, landmine, lanoline, latening, leanings, learning, lenience, leniency, lenition, lichenin, likening, limonene, lindanes, linesman, linesmen, linguine, liniment, linksmen, livening, longeing, longline, mainline, melanian, melanins, monellin, neckline, needling, nestling, nettling, ninefold, nonelite, nonideal, nonlives, nontitle, nucleins, paneling, pineland, pinnacle, pinnulae, pinnules, relining, sentinel, snelling, solanine, syncline, ungenial, unlinked, unmingle, unnailed, unsilent, weanling, winnable, yeanling. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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