lin

lɪn

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Definition of lin - Reverso English Dictionary

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textiles

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flax or linen material

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The dress was made of fine lin.

flax

linen

linens

nature

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waterfall or pool in a river

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The hikers stopped to admire the lin.

cascade

falls

action

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stop or cease an action

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He decided to lin and rest for a while.

cease

halt

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Origin of lin

Chinese, lín (forest)

Examples of lin in a sentence

Lin is often used in high-quality garments.
They swam in the cool waters of the lin.
The lin was a perfect spot for a picnic.
She told him to lin before things got worse.
They agreed to lin and reconsider their options.

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French:lin, cascade, ...
German:Leinen, Wasserfall, ...
Italian:lino, cascata, ...
Spanish:lino, la cascada, ...
Portuguese:linho, cascata, ...
Chinese:亚麻, 瀑布或河潭, ...
Japanese:リネン, 滝, ...
Arabic:كِتَّان, شَلَّال, ...
Hebrew:פִּשְׁתָּן, מַפָּל אוֹ בְּרִיכָה טִבְעִית בַּנָּהָר, ...
Russian:лён, водопад, ...
Ukrainian:льон, водоспад, ...
Hindi:लिन, झरना, ...
Bengali:লিনেন, ঝর্ণা, ...
Catalan:lli, gorg, ...
Czech:len, vodopád, ...
Danish:linned, vandfald, ...
Dutch:linnen, waterval, ...
Greek:λινό, λιμνίο, ...
Hungarian:len, vízesés, ...
Khmer:ក្រណាត់លីនិន, ទឹកជ្រោះ, ...
Korean:린넨, 폭포, ...
Persian:کتان مرغوب, آبشار, ...
Polish:len, wodospad, ...
Portuguese (BR):linho, cachoeira, ...
Romanian:in, cascadă, ...
Swedish:lin, vattenfall, ...
Thai:ผ้าลิน, น้ำตก, ...
Turkish:keten, şelale, ...
Vietnamese:vải lanh, thác nước, ...

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