līnĕus, a, um, adj. [linum],
of flax or lint, flaxen, linen- : vincula, Verg. A. 5, 510: terga, the linen lining of a shield , id. ib. 10, 784: vestes, Plin. 12, 6, 13, § 25: lanugo, id. 32, 10, 44, § 126: pannis lineis involvere, Cels. 8, 10, 1.—Also subst.: līnĕum , a linen garment , Vulg. Ezech. 9, 2; id. ib. 10, 2 al.