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单词 linen
释义
linen
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlɪn.ɪn/us
/ˈlɪn.ɪn/
C2
strongclothmade from thefibresof theflaxplant:
亚麻布
a linenjacket亚麻上衣
thecrumpledcharmof linen亚麻特有的皱褶效果
picture of linen
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C2
(alsolinens[plural])
sheets,tablecloths, etc. made from linen or asimilarmaterial:
（桌布、床单等）亚麻制品；仿亚麻制品
bedlinen床上用品
tablelinen餐桌布
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Textiles made from natural fibres
  • bamboo
  • bombazine
  • burlap
  • calico
  • cambric
  • distaff
  • faille
  • felt
  • fishnet
  • flannelette
  • needlecord
  • netting
  • oilskin
  • organdie
  • organza
  • towelling
  • tulle
  • tweed
  • twill
  • velvet
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Bed linen & covers
Table linen & accessories
(Definition oflinenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

linen| American Dictionary

linen
noun
us
/ˈlɪn·ən/
strongcloththat iswovenfromplantfibers:
[U]a linenjacket
(Definition oflinenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflinen

linen
The re-exports were generally of colonially produced food-stuffs - tobacco, coffee, sugar, rice and tea - although various manufactured calicoes, linens and silks were also re-exported.
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On this should be placed white linens, a glass of water, a monstrance, and candles.
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The purchase and use of linens and cottons, along with regular laundering, became a normal facet of dress among all but the very poor.
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Gone now is the stylized shroud, for here we see a naturalistic figure, almost a portrait, wrapped in a very convincinglinensheet.
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The quality of thelinenvaried among the social ranks.
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Most of the labourers also wovelinenfor him.
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There is no trace of a cartoon remaining on thelinenand no evidence of what form an original design might have taken.
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Dispensing with fermentation saved time and money - lesslinenwas lost and more ended up as the substance of sheets.
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There is a frequent laundry collection at the hotel, which suggests that alllinenis changed on a daily basis.
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The paupers confined in hospitals and almshouses were often obliged to wear institutional clothing which was made from coarse cloths,linenand hemp.
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The monks wore coarselinenhabits which surely blended harmoniously with the surrounding natural tones.
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Here the number of male weavers - mostly oflinen- had declined, and this presumably led to the loss of employment in spinning.
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Most clothes were of woven wool orlinen, and the richest people even had silk garments.
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The cotton andlinenindustries developed both putting-out structures and artisan industry, and soon the most widespread and rapid transition to factory production.
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We know that fine linens have been made in that country since early times.
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Collocationswithlinen

linen

These are words often used in combination withlinen.

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dirty linen
It was the usual procedure, about once a week, to wash theirdirtylinenin public.
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fine linen
Why cannot they dress themselves in purple andfinelinen?
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household linen
That did not allow for the renewal of household linen, clothes or shoes.
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