Linens
/ˈlɪnɪnz/noun
Household cloths or garments made of linen, or linen fabric in general.
Did you know?Linen comes from the same ancient root as Latin *linum* “flax,” and flax fiber was so prized in antiquity that it clothed the living, wrapped the dead, and marked ritual purity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lino-
“flax, linen plant”
Ancient Greek
Greek
λίνον (linon)
“flax; linen cloth”
Latin
Latin
linum
“flax; linen”
Old English
Old English
lin
“flax; linen cloth”
Middle English
English
linen
“linen cloth; cloth made from flax”
Modern English
English
linens
“linen cloths or household articles made of linen”