noun

• 1Cloth woven from flax.

  as modifier ‘a linen suit’

  More example sentences

  • ‘he dealt in Irish linens’
  • ‘This is an exhibition of Batik work on a variety of materials including cottons, silks, linens, paper and canvas.’
  • ‘For best results, match the basket hue to coordinate with linens or fabrics.’
  • ‘Suggestions about storing vintage linens and fabrics can also be found in this book.’
  • ‘Pip quickly led the way over to the brightly colored silks and linens, then had Sonia pick out the fabric for her clothes.’
  • ‘The linens are accented with a square jacquard weave around the edges for a very distinctive, classic look.’
  • ‘No sooner had he disappeared than her mother clomped down the steps, with a small stack of floral cotton bed linens.’
  • ‘Now there are 132 stores across the country, selling linens and textiles.’
  • ‘Bathed, anointed and dressed in her finest silks and linens, Miri descended from her sedan at the steps of the reception hall.’
  • ‘Woman folded their worn out linens and few spare clothes, packing them into cloth sacks to be carried.’
  • ‘The six council members were dressed mostly in Curien linens and silks trimmed in gold lace.’
  • ‘Tanzer's mantle is made of a collection of vintage linens used by her mother and her husband's grandmothers.’
  • ‘He plans to hide it in a box of linens, and, if he is caught, saying that he is taking linens to his grandparents in their apartment.’
  • ‘With a start, she realized that she was in the captain's bed amongst fine linens and a luxurious feather mattress.’
  • ‘A small antique ash chest holds my old embroidered linens - a definite collecting weakness.’
  • ‘Most baby retailers carry lines of bed linens in this style, as well.’
  • ‘Avoid scolding the kitten - even if it's climbing the drapes and soiling itself on your best linens.’
  • ‘Younger children may be asked to strip wet linens from the bed, whereas older children may be expected to do the laundry.’
  • ‘Wash towels, linens and pillowcases separately from other loads.’
  • ‘The linens for drying ones self off were of a strange material, soft yet very absorbent, and very gentle to the flesh.’
  • ‘The morning breeze wafted in through the open windows, letting the white linens gently dance around the bed.’

  1. 1.1Articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen.
     as modifier ‘the linen cupboard’
     More example sentences

     • ‘Items such as clothes, bed linen and shoes will be very gratefully accepted.’
     • ‘He then stripped the bed of its linen and fetched new sheets and pillow cases from the closet.’
     • ‘The game consisted of two large pieces of plywood, covered with while linen sheets.’
     • ‘Our wardens come in then, and usher us back to our rooms; to the frozen linen sheets and hard thin mattresses that were our beds.’
     • ‘I can almost smell the scent of his bed sheets, fresh linen so soft against my skin.’
     • ‘He chapped hands ached and she pined for a nice bath with cool soaps and nice linen sheets.’
     • ‘He was lying back on those white linen sheets with his eyes closed and his face pale and weak.’
     • ‘Then he took the perfumed linen sheet, wrapped it round him as a mantle, and turned away, to the wanness of the chill dawn.’
     • ‘Due to a severe shortage of bed linen, we sewed them together and made sheets.’
     • ‘He said he believed the fire was discovered in a linen cupboard by children and two male guests put it out with fire extinguishers.’
     • ‘As the air cleared they saw that apart from a small linen cupboard there was little actual damage to the building.’
     • ‘The cable led to a fuse box in the linen cupboard where the fire is known to have started.’
     • ‘In the summer one sits outside under the shade of enormous trees, at tables covered in beautiful linen.’
     • ‘She had put on her linen swimming costume under her clothes in case she had to swim to the island.’
     • ‘The Bible tells that Christ's body was taken down from the cross, wrapped in a linen shroud and placed in his tomb.’
     • ‘The grain is secure in its barns, the linen folded away in its cupboards.’
     • ‘Cindy was obediently taking her place retrieving the towels from the linen closet.’
     • ‘I grabbed a towel from the linen closet and walked outside to the back, where the pool was.’
     • ‘The general practice is to place a linen napkin on the bar counter with some of the most used utensils on it.’
     • ‘She headed toward the linen closet pulled out a pillow and a blanket and went back to her room.’
     Synonyms

     bed linen, linen, bedclothes