household linen

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• household linen — noun drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth • Syn: ↑white goods • Hypernyms: ↑drygoods, ↑soft goods • Hyponyms: ↑ironing, ↑laundry, ↑wash, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• linen closet — noun A shelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen, particularly bedlinen and associated bedding, but also bathroom and kitchen linen (towels, etc.) …   Wiktionary

• linen — lineny, adj. /lin euhn/, n. 1. fabric woven from flax yarns. 2. Often, linens. bedding, tablecloths, shirts, etc., made of linen cloth or a more common substitute, as cotton. 3. yarn made of flax fiber. 4. thread made of flax yarns. 5. wash one s …   Universalium

• linen — /ˈlɪnən / (say linuhn) noun 1. fabric woven from flax yarns. 2. household articles, as sheets, tablecloths, etc., made of linen or some substitute, as cotton. 3. Obsolete shirts and underwear, made of linen or a substitute. 4. yarn made of flax… …  

• linen — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līnen, from līn flax, from Latin linum flax; akin to Greek linon flax, thread Date: before 12th century 1. made of flax 2. made of or resembling linen II. noun Date: 14th century 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• linen — noun 1 fabric ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, pure ▪ a fine linen shirt ▪ coarse ▪ soft ▪ embroidered …   Collocations dictionary

• household — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ average ▪ The average household spends more on housing than on food. ▪ domestic, private, etc. ▪ rural …   Collocations dictionary

• Irish linen — is the brand name given to linen produced in Ireland. Linen is cloth made from the flax fibre, which was grown in Ireland for many years before advanced agricultural methods and more suitable climate led to the concentration of quality flax… …   Wikipedia

• Manchester — household linen, e.g. sheets etc …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• manchester — Household linen, and the department of a shop where such goods are sold. The city of Manchester in northern England was the centre of the English cotton industry in the 1700s and 1800s, and the termmanchester arose from that association. London… …   Australian idioms

• white goods — noun 1. large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑home appliance, ↑household appliance • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary