lin‧en /ˈlɪnən, ˈlɪnɪn/ noun [uncountable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: 'made of flax', from lin 'flax']

1. sheets, tablecloths etc:
bed linen
table linen

2. cloth made from the flax plant, used to make high quality clothes, home decorations etc:
a linen jacket

3. old use underwear
⇒ wash your dirty laundry/linen at dirty¹(7)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

linen
noun
I. fabric
ADJ. fine, pure a fine linen shirt
coarse | Irish
VERB + LINEN weave (sth from) | spin

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

linen
II. sheets/tablecloths/underwear, etc.
ADJ. clean, fresh | dirty, soiled | crisp, starched | bed, table | household
VERB + LINEN change We change the bed linen once a week.
LINEN + NOUN basket, cupboard

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

linen
noun
BAD: We complained about the dirty bed linens.
GOOD: We complained about the dirty bed linen.

Usage Note:
Linen is an uncountable noun: 'The linen is changed once a week.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

linen
ˈlɪnɪn
See: air one's dirty linen in public or wash one's dirty linen in public

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