Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - linen

ˈlɪnɪn n. & adj. --n. 1 a cloth woven from flax. b a particular kind of this. 2 (collect.) articles made or orig. made of linen, calico, etc., as sheets, cloths, shirts, undergarments, etc. --adj. made of linen or flax (linen cloth). ølinen basket a basket for soiled clothes. wash one's dirty linen in public be indiscreet about one's domestic quarrels etc. [OE linen f. WG, rel. to obs. line flax]