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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Linen \Lin"en\, n. [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin flax, AS. l[=i]n
     flax, whence l[=i]nen made of flax; akin to OS., Icel., &
     MHG. l[=i]n flax and linen, G. lein, leinen, linen, Sw. lin
     flax, Goth. lein linen, L. linum flax, linen, Gr. li`non. Cf.
     Line, Linseed.]
     1. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used
        in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting,
        towels, tablecloths, etc.; as, bed linens ``In linen white
        as milk.'' --Robert of Brunne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times,
        chiefly made of linen.
        [1913 Webster]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Linen draper, a dealer in linen.
  
     Linen prover, a small microscope for counting the threads
        in a given space in linen fabrics.
  
     Linen scroll, Linen pattern (Arch.), an ornament for
        filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff
        symmetrically disposed.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  
  
     Linen draper, a dealer in linen.
  
     Linen prover, a small microscope for counting the threads
        in a given space in linen fabrics.
  
     Linen scroll, Linen pattern (Arch.), an ornament for
        filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff
        symmetrically disposed.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  linen prover
     n.
     (lb en historical) A small microscope for counting the threads in a
  given space in linen fabrics.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  linen prover
     n.
     (lb en historical) A small microscope for counting the threads in a
  given space in linen fabrics.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  linen prover
     n.
     (lb en historical) A small microscope for counting the threads in a
  given space in linen fabrics.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  linen prover
     n.
     (lb en historical) A small microscope for counting the threads in a
  given space in linen fabrics.

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