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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslino
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈli.no/
"Il lino è una fibra tessile naturale molto antica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A plant of the family Linaceae, cultivated chiefly for its fiber and seeds.
"The fields of blue flax swayed gently in the summer breeze." - 2
The pale, fine fibers of this plant, used for making linen thread and fabric.
"Traditional garments were woven entirely from spun flax."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'fleax', of Germanic origin and related to Old High German 'flahs' and Dutch 'vlas', ultimately stemming from an Indo-European root meaning to weave or plait. Historically, it has denoted both the cultivated plant yielding textile fibers and the fibers themselves since before the medieval period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flax" is said worldwide
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lin
Transliteration: /lɛ̃/
"Le lin est une plante cultivée pour ses fibres."
Flachs
Transliteration: /flaks/
"Flachs wird zur Herstellung von Leinen verwendet."
lino
Transliteration: /ˈli.no/
"Il lino è una fibra tessile naturale molto antica."
lino
Transliteration: /ˈli.no/
"La camisa de lino es fresca para el verano."
linho
Transliteration: /ˈli.ɲu/
"O linho é usado para fazer tecidos leves."
अलसी
Transliteration: alsī
"अलसी के बीजों में स्वास्थ्यवर्धक गुण होते हैं।"
亚麻
Transliteration: yàmá
"这件衣服是用亚麻制成的。"
아마
Transliteration: ama
"아마는 직물을 만드는 데 사용되는 식물입니다."
亜麻
Transliteration: ama
"亜麻の繊維は丈夫な布地になります。"
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