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linens

linens is the plural of linen.

Noun

linens pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Household textiles made of linen-like cloth (such as cotton fabric), including tablecloths and bed sheets. The singular, linen, of this sense is rare.
  2. (plural, plural-only) Undergarments, underwear.

Meaning of linen

Noun

linen (countable and uncountable, plural linens)

  1. (uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
    • Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
  2. (countable) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
    • She put the freshly cleaned linens into the linen closet.
  3. A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.

See all 6 meanings of linen

Proper noun capitalized: Linens

Linens

  1. (plural) plural of Linen

Phrases with linens

Questions about linens

What does linens mean?
Linens means household textiles made of linen-like cloth (such as cotton fabric), including tablecloths and bed sheets. The singular, linen, of this sense is rare.
What is linens the plural of?
Linens is the plural of linen.
What part of speech is linens?
Linens can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near linens in the dictionary

  1. linenfold
  2. linenfolds
  3. linenless
  4. linenlike
  5. Linenopolis
  6. linens
  7. lineny
  8. lineoid
  9. lineolate
  10. lineolately
  11. lineout

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