Linen \Lin"en\ (l[i^]n"[e^]n), a. [OE., fr. lin linen. See Linen, n.]

1. Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.

2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Linen \Lin"en\, n. [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin flax, AS. l[=i]n flax, whence l[=i]nen made of flax; akin to OS., Icel., & MHG. l[=i]n flax and linen, G. lein, leinen, linen, Sw. lin flax, Goth. lein linen, L. linum flax, linen, Gr. li`non. Cf. Line, Linseed.]

1. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc. ``In linen white as milk.'' --Robert of Brunne.

2. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)