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    linen

    noun
    noun
    BrE BrE//ˈlɪnɪn//
    ; NAmE NAmE//ˈlɪnɪn//
    [uncountable] Departments in stores
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  1. 1 a type of cloth made from flax, used to make high-quality clothes, sheets, etc. a linen tablecloth a fine linen shirt Culture Northern Ireland has been a centre for the linen industry for hundreds of years and is an important exporter of Irish linen to countries around the world. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivefine, pure, coarse, … verb + linenweave (something from) See full entry
  2. 2sheets, tablecloths, pillowcases, etc. (British English) a linen cupboard (North American English) a linen closet We change the bed linen once a week. see also bed linen Wordfinderstoreappliances, cookware, fashion, furnishings, hardware, linen, lingerie, menswear, stationery, store Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveclean, fresh, dirty, … verb + linenchange, wash linen + nounbasket, closet, cupboard, … See full entry See related entries: Departments in stores
    3.  Word OriginOld English līnen (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of flax’), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch linnen, German Leinen, also to obsolete line ‘flax’.Idioms
    wash your dirty linen in public
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    (British English, disapproving) to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing
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