Meaning
Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English lynnen, lynen, from Old English līnen (“linen", "made of flax”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnīn (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”), equivalent to line + -en. Cognate with Latin līnum (“flax”) and thus also Linum. More at line.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 38 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-06-02LDEIMNW
- 2026-04-22NBLECIV
- 2026-03-25LEINPTY
- 2026-03-21EILNPUV
- 2026-03-16NCELGIX
- 2026-02-08IBELNTU
- 2025-12-18IUBNFEL
- 2025-11-29IATNHEL
- 2025-10-29LCDEINU
- 2025-09-27LCYNMIE
- 2025-08-18IBNFELX
- 2025-07-10LEPMINT
+26 earlier appearances in the archive.