linen vs cloth

linen and cloth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
linen	Yes	No	No	No
cloth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cloth is a hypernym of linen; that is, cloth is a word with a broader meaning than linen:

linen: a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
cloth: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of linen include fabric, material, textile.

linen (noun)	cloth (noun)
white goods or clothing made with linen cloth	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish