Linen

What “Linen” means

Noun

1. Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
2. Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
3. A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.

Adj

1. Made from linen cloth or thread.
2. Having the colour linen, light beige.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English lynnen, lynen, from Old English līnen (“linen", "made of flax”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnīn (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”), equivalent to line + -en. Cognate with Latin līnum (“flax”) and thus also Linum. More at line.

Business name ideas with “Linen”

Industries where “Linen” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Curtain and Linen Mills
• Linen Supply