LINEN

Meaning of LINEN in English

noun

BAD : We complained about the dirty bed linens.

GOOD : We complained about the dirty bed linen.

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Linen is an uncountable noun: 'The linen is changed once a week.'

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary. Английский словарь распространенных ошибок Longman. 2012

LINEN — Fibre, yarn , and fabric made from the Flax is one of the oldest {{link=textile">textile fibres used by humans; evidence …
Английский словарь Британика
LINEN — I. ˈlinə̇n adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līnen, from līn flax, spun or woven flax + -en; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LINEN — (n.) Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
Английский словарь Webster
LINEN — ( n. ) Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LINEN — — lineny , adj. /lin"euhn/ , n. 1. fabric woven from flax yarns. 2. Often, linens . bedding, tablecloths, shirts, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LINEN — I. ˈli-nən adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līnen, from līn flax, from Latin linum flax; akin to Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LINEN — noun resembling linen cloth; white; pale. 2. linen ·noun made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking. 3. linen …
Webster English vocab
LINEN — [lin.en] adj [ME, fr. OE linen, fr. lin flax, fr. L linum flax; akin to Gk linon flax, thread] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LINEN — linen BrE AmE ˈlɪn ɪn § \ -ən ▷ linen|s z ▶ ˈ linen ˌ basket BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LINEN — / ˈlɪnɪn; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. a type of cloth made from flax , used to make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LINEN — lin ‧ en /ˈlɪnən, ˈlɪnɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'made of flax' , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LINEN — n. & adj. --n. 1 a cloth woven from flax. b a particular kind of this. 2 (collect.) articles made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LINEN — n. & adj. n. 1 a cloth woven from flax. b a particular kind of this. 2 (collect.) articles made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LINEN — n. & adj. --n. 1. a cloth woven from flax. b a particular kind of this. 2 (collect.) articles made …
Oxford English vocab
LINEN — ( linens) 1. Linen is a kind of cloth that is made from a plant called flax. It is used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LINEN — (~s) 1. Linen is a kind of cloth that is made from a plant called flax. It is used for …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LINEN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a leather/denim/linen etc jacket ▪ a suede jacket a linen cupboard British English (= for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LINEN — [noun] [U] - strong cloth that is woven from the fibres of the flax plant and lasts a long time, …
Cambridge English vocab
LINEN — n. Fibre, yarn , and fabric made from the flax plant. Flax is one of the oldest textile fibres used …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LINEN — noun 1 fabric ADJECTIVE ▪ fine , pure ▪ a fine ~ shirt ▪ coarse ▪ soft ▪ embroidered ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LINEN — a fabric made from flax, used to make high quality clothes, sheets, tablecloths, etc. Northern Ireland has been a centre …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
LINEN — n. Often, linens. bedclothes, bed linen(s), sheets and pillowcases; table linen(s), napery, tablecloths and napkins; bath linen(s), towels and wash-cloths …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LINEN — cloth made from flax. Several different Hebrew words are rendered linen, which may denote different fabrics of linen or different …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
LINEN — 1. сущ. 1) полотно; парусина, холст Syn : canvas, sailcloth 2) коллект. белье to change the (bed) linen ≈ сменить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LINEN — linen.ogg 1. ʹlının n 1. (льняное) полотно; холст 2. собир. (льняное) бельё, особ. постельное и столовое to wash one's dirty …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LINEN — linen сущ.1) полотно; парусина, холст Syn:canvas, sailcloth 2) коллект. белье to change the (bed) linen — сменить (постельное) белье bed …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LINEN — 1. ʹlının n 1. (льняное) полотно; холст 2. собир. (льняное) бельё, особ. постельное и столовое to wash one's dirty linen …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LINEN — 1. сущ. 1) полотно; парусина, холст Syn: canvas , sailcloth 2) собир. белье to change the (bed) linen — сменить …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LINEN — 1. сущ. 1) полотно; парусина, холст Syn: canvas, sailcloth 2) собир. белье to change the (bed) linen — сменить (постельное) белье bed linen — постельное белье fine …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LINEN — 1. сущ. 1) полотно; парусина, холст Syn : canvas, sailcloth 2) коллект. белье to change the (bed) linen ≈ сменить …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LINEN — toale; (clothes) linage. ~ WAREHOUSE: linageria; a. linin
English interlingue dictionary
LINEN — lino
English-Visayan vocabulary
LINEN — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līnen, from līn flax, from Latin linum flax; akin to Greek linon …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LINEN — (n.) Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.
Английский словарь Webster
LINEN — (n.) Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, …
Английский словарь Webster
LINEN — (n.) Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
Английский словарь Webster
LINEN — ( n. ) Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LINEN — ( n. ) Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LINEN — ( n. ) Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LINEN — n. cloth made from flax
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LINEN — adj. made of flax, made of linen
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LINEN — n. garments and other things made of linen; sheets; tablecloth and napkins
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LINEN — n. Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 a : cloth made of flax and noted for its strength, coolness, and …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LINEN — n. Pronunciation: ' li-n ə n Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English l ī nen, from l ī …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LINEN — ■ noun cloth woven from flax. ↘articles made, or originally made, of ~. Origin OE līnen (as adjective in the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LINEN — Synonyms and related words : Skivvies, afghan, apparel, array, attire, bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedizenment, bedsheet, bedspread, blanket, blouse, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LINEN — See: AIR ONE'S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC or WASH ONE'S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC.
Slang English vocab
LINEN — n. 1. Cloth of flax, flaxen fabric, ~ cloth. 2. Thread of flax, ~ thread. 3. Under-garments.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LINEN — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
LINEN — n. 1) to change the (bed) ~ 2) fresh ~ 3) bed; fine; table ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
LINEN — See: AIR ONE'S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC or WASH ONE'S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC.
Словарь английских идиом
LINEN — lenin
Anagrams English vocabulary
LINEN — Льняная ткань
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LINEN — 1) льняное полотно 2) льняная пряжа • - household linen - stamped linens
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LINEN — 1) льняное полотно 2) льняная пряжа • - household linen - stamped linens
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
LINEN — 1) белье 2) бельевой 3) полотно 4) полотняный 5) холст • - linen weave
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LINEN — (n) белье
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LINEN — (a) полотняный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LINEN — 1. [ʹlının] n 1. (льняное) полотно; холст 2. собир. (льняное) бельё, особ. постельное и столовое ♢ to wash one's dirty …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LINEN — adj. льняной, полотняный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LINEN — n. полотно, холст, белье, парусина
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LINEN — adj. льняной, полотняный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LINEN — n. полотно, холст, белье, парусина
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LINEN — 1. _n. 1> полотно; холст, парусина 2> _собир. белье 2. _a. льняной
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

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