bed linen (noun)

  • 1bed linen — /ˈbɛd lɪnən/ (say bed linuhn) noun sheets and pillowcases …

  • 2bed linen — noun linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases) (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑linen • Hyponyms: ↑case, ↑pillowcase, ↑slip, ↑pillow slip, ↑pillow sham, ↑ …

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  • 3bed linen — noun (U) the sheets and pillowcases for a bed …

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  • 4linen — noun 1 fabric ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, pure ▪ a fine linen shirt ▪ coarse ▪ soft ▪ embroidered …

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  • 5bed sheet — noun bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs • Syn: ↑sheet • Derivationally related forms: ↑sheet (for: ↑sheet) • Hypernyms: ↑bed linen …

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  • 6linen — noun (U) 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 …

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  • 7bed linens — noun [plural] chiefly US : sheets and pillowcases for a bed called also (chiefly Brit) bed linen …

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  • 8linen */ — UK [ˈlɪnɪn] / US [ˈlɪnən] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms linen : singular linen plural linens 1) light cloth made from a plant called flax a cream linen suit 2) things made of cloth and used in the house, such as sheets and tablecloths… …

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  • 9linen — lin|en [ lınən ] noun count or uncount * 1. ) light cloth made from a plant called FLAX: a cream linen suit 2. ) things made of cloth and used in the house, such as sheets and TABLECLOTHS: bed linen 3. ) an old word meaning underwear => DIRTY1 …

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  • 10bed — noun 1 piece of furniture for sleeping on ADJECTIVE ▪ single ▪ double ▪ king size, king sized ▪ queen size, queen sized (both AmE) …

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