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Linen vs X - What's the difference?

linen | x |

As a noun linen

is (lb) thread or cloth made from flax fiber.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

linen

English

(wikipedia linen)

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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  • Derived terms

    * bedlinen * dirty linen * fair linen * linenless * linens * linen basket * linen closet * linen draper * linen paper * underlinen * linoleum

    See also

    * fustian * lingerie * muslin * flaxen *

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
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  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----