Noun

(lb) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.

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(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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Noun

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(pluralonly) Collective noun meaning a large amount, when used of rain, or other precipitation.

When I looked out, all I could see were sheets of rain.