Linnen
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Obsolete form of linen. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Great, good company at dinner, among others Sir Martin Noell, who told us the dispute between him, as farmer of the Additional Duty, and the East India Company, whether callicos be linnen or no; which he says it is, having been ever esteemed so: they say it is made of cotton woole, and grows upon trees, not like flax or hempe."
- 1 A surname.
Synonyms
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More examples"Great, good company at dinner, among others Sir Martin Noell, who told us the dispute between him, as farmer of the Additional Duty, and the East India Company, whether callicos be linnen or no; which he says it is, having been ever esteemed so: they say it is made of cotton woole, and grows upon trees, not like flax or hempe."
Etymology
Perhaps a variant of Lennon.
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