2. Noun. Household textiles made of linen-like cloth (such as cotton fabric), including tablecloths and bed sheets. The singular, '''linen''', of this sense is rare. ¹
3. Noun. Undergarments, underwear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Linens
1. linen [n] - See also: linen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Linens
Literary usage of Linens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1809)
"On Us linens,—Its /alt pits— Of the bay of Cadiz. ... linens and thole of Catalonia
are the only ones allowed to be exported to America ; a judgment of the ..."
2. Textiles by Paul Henry Nystrom (1916)
"The Irish linen workers bleach linens with the least injury to the fiber. ...
French, German, and Scotch linens rank next to the Irish. ..."
3. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1832)
"of this Act that all Persons may manufacture and make up Rax, Yarn, or linens in
any Manner they may think proper, and sell the same, without being subject ..."
4. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1774)
"... as is a), ledged, by the great importation of foreign linens. ... the duties
on foreign linens imported, and the retaining of the new duty upon export ..."
5. The Linen Trade, Ancient and Modern by Alexander Johnston Warden (1867)
"Pensylvania-—linens and Sailcloth ; a few Irish and Russian linens. ... Florida and
Bay of Honduras—Irish linens East Indies and China—linens of all kinds ..."
6. The Parliamentary Debatesby Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament by Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament (1825)
"On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the House resolved itself into
a committee, on the Customs (Coals and linens) bill. ..."
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