Linen vs Ivory - What's the difference?
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(lb) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
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, title= (lb) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, under clothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
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A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
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(uncountable) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
A creamy white colour, the colour of ivory.
Something made from or resembling ivory.
(collective singular or in plural) The teeth.
(collective singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.
(slang) A white person.
Made of ivory.
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, title= Resembling or having the colour of ivory.
In uncountable terms the difference between linen and ivory
is that linen is thread or cloth made from flax fiber while ivory is the hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.As an adjective ivory is
made of ivory.linen
English
(wikipedia linen)Noun
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}
Derived terms
* bedlinen * dirty linen * fair linen * linenless * linens * linen basket * linen closet * linen draper * linen paper * underlinen * linoleumSee also
* fustian * lingerie * muslin * flaxen *Anagrams
* English adjectives ending in -en ----ivory
English
(wikipedia ivory)Noun
See also
* GalalithAdjective
(-)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.}}
