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linen

[lin-uhn] / ˈlɪn ən /


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We huddle around my phone as I show him images of Bad Bunny in the music video “NUEVAYoL” and Don Johnson in a pastel linen suit from an episode of “Miami Vice.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The head of the archive, Rainer Hering, presented the mayor of Bayeux with the pieces of linen on Thursday, saying it was "obvious" they had to be returned to France.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

But he warned: "The linen backing is weakened by age, and the wool embroidery threads are vulnerable to stress."

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Until then, all kinds of designs were patched together from silk, linen, wool or “anything at hand.”

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

In the winter, he wears a sweater one of us has knit, and in the summer, a loose undyed linen shirt.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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