means A textile woven from the fibers of the flax plant, prized for being cool, crisp, and breathable — and notorious for creasing the moment you sit down.

from From Old English 'lin,' meaning flax, which traces back to Latin 'linum' and Greek 'linon' — all naming the same plant whose stalks were spun into thread. The same root quietly seeds a surprising family of words: 'line' (because the earliest cords and measuring threads were made of flax), 'lining' (the linen layer sewn inside a garment), and even 'lingerie' (from French, originally just 'linen things').