linen
/ˈlɪnɪn/ noun B2- Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens. · She put the freshly cleaned linens into the linen closet.
- A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
Plural linens
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My bed is waiting cool and fresh, with linen smooth and fair,
It was a linen bag which contained within it a mass of old rusted and discoloured metal and several dull-coloured pieces of pebble or glass.
“‘And how was it then that Charles did not get his crown when he returned?’ asked Musgrave, pushing back the relic into its linen bag.
His linen or clothes are examined, and brownish stains discovered upon them.
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