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line

linen

noun LEEN Rare

Origin: Latin linum, flax plant

Also means

line (geometry)

Usage Note

Line is not standard French; the everyday word for the flax fibre and fabric is lin. A linen shirt is une chemise en lin. Treat this headword as a rare or erroneous variant and use lin instead.

Examples

"Ce drap est en line fine."

Natural Translation

This sheet is made of fine linen.

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