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To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.

An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; as, the airing of linen, or of a room.

A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orde…

A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while…

A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.

A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanches before it is woven.

To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as, to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair.

The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; as, the bosom…

A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.

A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewed to line…

A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to…

A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.

A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt, and so named from its resemblance to cambric.

A fine, thin, and white fabric made of flax or linen.

A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish ligh…

A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.

The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also f…