Definition of linen

• n. - Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
• n. - Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
• 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. - Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.