1. A decorative carved or molded pattern resembling folded linen cloth, used especially in Renaissance and Tudor woodwork and paneling.
Usage: architectural; historical

Examples

• The Tudor mansion featured elaborate linenfold paneling throughout the great hall.
• Linenfold decoration was particularly popular in 16th-century English interiors.
• The carved linenfold motif on the wooden chest gave it an authentic period appearance.
• Restorers carefully reproduced the linenfold designs found in the original medieval panels.
• The linenfold pattern created a three-dimensional effect on the flat wooden surface.