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linen

/ˈlɪnɪn/ adjective C2
  1. Made from linen cloth or thread.
  2. Having the colour linen, light beige.
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My bed is waiting cool and fresh, with linen smooth and fair,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 6 · C1
His linen or clothes are examined, and brownish stains discovered upon them.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 8 · B2
upon the linen.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 31 · B2
We picked our way among groups of dirty children, and through lines of discoloured linen, until we came to Number 46, the door of which was decorated with a small slip of brass on which the name Rance was engraved.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 40 · B2

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