- Descriptive of full drawn continuous-filament yarns substantially without twist and untextured (See also twistless yarn.)
- A synonym for straw
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A slender, erect, annual plant (genus Linum having narrow, lance-shaped leaves and blue flowers, cultivated for its fiber and seeds. The fiber of this plant, manufactured into linen yarn for thread in woven fabrics