Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 14 compound words that contain linen. The most common are listed below. Open linen in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- bed linenAlternative form of bedlinen: The items of cloth used to make up a bed, such as sheets and pillowcases, formerly made of linen but now manufactured in a wide variety of material such as cotton or polyester.
- linen closetA shelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen, particularly bedlinen and associated bedding, but also bathroom and kitchen linen (towels, etc.).
- dirty linenMatters of an embarrassing or unsavoury nature that one would normally wish to keep private.
- table linentablecloths and napkins
- Irish linenA kind of cloth traditionally spun in Ireland from flax fibre.
- linen hallSynonym of cloth hall: A historic building in European marketplaces, where stallholders sold cloth, leather, and exotic imports such as silks and spices.
- linen testerA folding magnifying glass which, when unfolded, forms a frame for the lens at a pre-focussed distance. Commonly used in stamp collecting.
- tow linenLinen produced from tow (the shorter flax fibers produced by the retting process), spun on small table wheels, then plied and twisted a second time with additional strands.
- body linenLinen used for clothing, especially underwear or nightwear.
- linen basketA basket for holding and transporting textiles.
- fair linenLinen of the highest quality, especially that suited for use on an altar. The use of other quality fabric is now more common.
- linen basketsplural of linen basket: A basket for holding and transporting textiles.
- linen paperHigh quality paper with a high linen (i.e., flax fiber) content.
- Russia linenHemp linen fabric that was mass-produced in Russia in the 18th century.
- linen hallsplural of linen hall: A historic building in European marketplaces, where stallholders sold cloth, leather, and exotic imports such as silks and spices.
- linen testersplural of linen tester: A folding magnifying glass which, when unfolded, forms a frame for the lens at a pre-focussed distance. Commonly used in stamp collecting.
- linen cupboardSynonym of linen closet: 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.).
- linen closetsplural of linen closet: 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.).
- linen cupboardsplural of linen cupboard: 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.).
- linen proverA small microscope, a magnifying glass by today's standards, used for measuring the fineness of linen by counting its threads in a given space.
- linen proversplural of linen prover: A small microscope, a magnifying glass by today's standards, used for measuring the fineness of linen by counting its threads in a given space.
- air one's dirty linen in publicSynonym of air one's dirty laundry in public: To reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.
- aired one's dirty linen in publicsimple past and past participle of air one's dirty linen in public
- airing one's dirty linen in publicpresent participle and gerund of air one's dirty linen in public
- airs one's dirty linen in publicthird-person singular simple present indicative of air one's dirty linen in public: To reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.
Compound words 14
- bedlinenThe items of cloth used to make up a bed, such as sheets and pillowcases, formerly made of linen but now manufactured in a wide variety of material such as cotton or polyester.
- linenyResembling or characterized by linen.
- prelinenOf a postcard: of a kind, printed on matte or heavy paper stock, that preceded the linen-patterned cards of the 1930s onwards.
- linenetteA cotton fabric made in imitation of linen.
- linenfoldA form of decorative carving in wood panelling that imitates folded linen.
- linenlessWithout linen.
- linenlikeResembling linen.
- linishTo improve the flatness of a surface by means of grinding or belt-sanding techniques.
- nonlinenNot made from linen.
- linendraperA retailer of fabrics.