lineny

adj

Etymology

From linen + -y.

  1. derived from *līno-
  2. derived from *līną
  3. inherited from *līnīn
  4. inherited from līnen
  5. inherited from lynnen
  6. suffixed as lineny — “linen + y

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characterized by linen.

    • She laid herself upon the bed, regardless of her fluffy tulle and magnolia blossoms, and turned her face against the lineny coolness of the pillow.
    • Garth sat beside the bed in the middle of the big sunny ward. […] The place was blanched and lineny with an apocalyptic impersonal light and people shaded their eyes and lowered their voices.
    • I felt the material of her dress against my cheek. And smelt the clean lineny smell of her.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA