2007-04-30 17:29:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Its just a type of fabric. Old people in the South (Where To Kill a Mockingbird takes place) sometimes refer to tablecloths and sheets as "Linen" even if that's not what they're made of.
2007-05-01 03:57:33 · answer #1 · answered by xeroxliz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fibers usually made out of the flax plant Linum usitatisimum. Linen is two to three times stronger than cotton and used in the same way. You probably heard the old story of spining straw into gold. That straw was flax fibers.
2007-05-01 00:44:10 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Linen in literature usually symbolizes a shroud - which in turn would represent a death or martyrdom like Christ. Pax - C.
2007-05-01 00:40:16 · answer #3 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh?
2007-05-01 00:48:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋