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• linen — lineny, adj. /lin euhn/, n. 1. fabric woven from flax yarns. 2. Often, linens. bedding, tablecloths, shirts, etc., made of linen cloth or a more common substitute, as cotton. 3. yarn made of flax fiber. 4. thread made of flax yarns. 5. wash one s …   Universalium

• Linen Hall Library — The Linen Hall Library is located at 17 Donegall Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the oldest library in Belfast and the last subscribing library in Northern Ireland. The Library is physically in the centre of Belfast, and more generally… …   Wikipedia

• linen — [OE] The word for ‘flax’ is an ancient one, shared by numerous Indo European languages: Greek līnon, Latin līnum (source of English line), and prehistoric West Germanic *līnam among them. The latter passed into Old English as līn, but now… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• linen — [OE] The word for ‘flax’ is an ancient one, shared by numerous Indo European languages: Greek līnon, Latin līnum (source of English line), and prehistoric West Germanic *līnam among them. The latter passed into Old English as līn, but now… …   Word origins

• Dirty Linen — For the play, see Dirty Linen and New Found Land. Dirty Linen Editor Paul Hartman Categories Music magazines Folk music Frequency bi monthly First issue 1983 as Fairport Fanatics 1987 as Dirty Linen Company …   Wikipedia

• Dirty Linen and New-Found-Land — New Found Land redirects here. For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). Dirty Linen and New Found Land is a pair of two 1976 Tom Stoppard plays that are always performed together. New Found Land interrupts the two parts of Dirty Linen.… …   Wikipedia

• Belfast — This article is about the capital of Northern Ireland. For other uses, see Belfast (disambiguation). Coordinates: 54°35′49″N 5°55′48″W / 54.597°N 5.930°W / …   Wikipedia

• Nefertiabet — Nefertiabet in hieroglyphs …   Wikipedia

• Voile — is a light weight woven fabric, generally made of 100% cotton or cotton blends including linen or polyester. Its name originates from the French language and means veil . Because of its light weight the fabric is mostly used in soft furnishing.… …   Wikipedia

• Londonderry Port — The frigate HMS Bentinck (K314) docked at Lisahally. Londonderry Port at Lisahally is a port near Derry, Northern Ireland. It is the United Kingdom’s most westerly port, has capacity for 30,000 ton vessels and accepts cruise ships. The… …   Wikipedia

• Dundee — /dun dee , dun dee/, n. a seaport in E Scotland, on the Firth of Tay: administrative center of the Tayside. 194,732. * * * City and royal borough (pop., 2001: 145,663), eastern Scotland. It constitutes the council area of Dundee City in the… …   Universalium