This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[L. tinum, flax.] A cloth very much used, made of flax, which is woven into such goods as tablecloths, cambric, lawn, shirting, sheeting, towels, etc. Linen is manufactured in the British Islands, and in many manufacturing districts in Europe, particularly in France, Belgium, and Germany. Linen thread is prepared from fine bleached linen yarn.
 
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