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fair linen

fair linen noun: linen of the highest quality, especially that suited for use on an altar. The use of other quality fabric is now more common.

Noun

fair linen (uncountable)

  1. Linen of the highest quality, especially that suited for use on an altar. The use of other quality fabric is now more common.

Questions about fair linen

What does fair linen mean?
Fair linen means linen of the highest quality, especially that suited for use on an altar. The use of other quality fabric is now more common.
What part of speech is fair linen?
Fair linen is a noun.

Words near fair linen in the dictionary

  1. Fair Head
  2. fair is fair
  3. Fair Isle
  4. Fair Lawn
  5. fair leather
  6. fair linen
  7. fair list
  8. fair lists
  9. fair maids of France
  10. fair market value
  11. fair market values

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