- linen - a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
--1 is a kind of fabric, cloth, material, textile
--1 has substance: flax- linen, linen paper - a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
--2 is a kind of paper
- linen - white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
--3 is a kind of white goods, household linen
--3 has particulars:bath linen; bed linen; doily, doyley, doyly; table linen, napery - linen, linen paper - a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish