Look up: linen

1. Linen
   Postcards published in the late 20s through 50s, using a textured paper with a cross hatched surface. The surface resembles linen fabric. The cards romaticized the images of gas stations, diners, hotels and other commercial buildings. Using the photographic image of an establishment, all undesirable features, such as telephone poles, junk yards, background clutter, and sometimes even cars and people were removed by air brushing
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2. linen
   [n] - a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish 2. [n] - a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant 3. [n] - white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
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3. Linen
   The fibre obtained from the plant FLAX
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4. linen
   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 Category: Various industries and crafts • feminine underwear,slumberwear,and similar garments of fine texture and aesthetic appeal Categor...
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5. Linen
   Durable textile made from the fibre of the flax plant, which is bleached to improve whiteness and texture. Among the best quality is 15th- 18thC Dutch linen from Haarlem. Linen production declined in the 18thC as the yarn broke easily on a power loom. When the problem was overcome in the late 19thC, cotton had taken over the market.
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6. Linen
   Lin'en (lĭn'ĕn) adjective [ Middle English , from lin linen. See Linen , noun ] 1. Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking. 2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
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7. Linen
   Lin'en noun [ Prop. an adj. from Middle English lin flax, Anglo-Saxon līn flax, whence līnen made of flax; akin to Old Saxon , Icelandic , & Middle High German līn flax and linen, German lein , ...
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8. linen
   noun white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
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9. linen
   linen paper noun a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
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10. Linen
    • (n.) Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc. • (n.) Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking. • (n.) Resembling linen cloth; white; pale. • (n.) Underclothing, esp. th...
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11. linen
    (from the article `flax`) ...usitatissimum), plant of the family Linaceae and its fibre, which is second in importance among the bast fibre (q.v.) group. The flax plant is ... ...peoples. Hemp, presumably the oldest cultivated fibre plant, originated in Southeast Asia, then spread to China, where reports of cultivation date ... ...as...
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12. linen
    linen, fabric or yarn made from the fiber of flax, probably the first vegetable fiber known to people. Linens more than 3,500 years old have been recovered from Egyptian tombs. Phoenician traders marketed linen in Mediterranean ports. Worn by Egyptian, Greek, and Jewish priests as a symbol of purity...
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13. Linen
    Linen is a cloth made of flax, and has had a very ancient and extensive use. On the early monuments of Egypt artistic representations of the various processes of linen manufacture have been found, and the fine linen fabric in which the Egyptians wrapped their embalmed dead still gives evidence of th...
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14. linen
    Yarn spun and the textile woven from the fibres of the stem of the flax plant. Pieces of linen cloth have been found in the remains of Stone Age settlements and wrapped around mummies from Ancient Egypt. Linen was introduced by the Romans to northern Europe, where production became widespread. Relig...
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15. linen
    Durable textile made from the fibre of the flax plant, which is bleached to improve whiteness and texture. Among the best quality is 15th- 18thC Dutch linen from Haarlem. Linen production declined in the 18thC as the yarn broke easily on a power loom. When the problem was overcome in the late 19thC, cotton had taken over the market.
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16. Linen
    with pulled thread n-->) is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant, Linum usitatissimum. Linen is labor-intensive to manufacture, but when it is made into garments, it is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather. The word "linen" is cognate with the...
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