Meaning of શણ in English
- A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed.
- The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.
- A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.
- The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp.
- Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord.
- Like hemp.
- A dealer in linen; a linen draper.
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