linen shirt

collocation in English

meaningsoflinenandshirt

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linen
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlɪn.ɪn/us
/ˈlɪn.ɪn/
strong cloth made from the fibres of the ...
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shirt
noun[C]
uk
/ʃɜːt/us
/ʃɝːt/
a piece of clothing worn, especially by men, on the upper part of the body, made of light cloth like cotton and usually having a collar and buttons at ...
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(Definition oflinenandshirtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflinen shirt

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Alinenshirt, for example, is, strictly speaking, not a necessary of life.
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The owner of an apple stall lost a linen smock andlinenshirt, a silk handkerchief and a half yard of lace in the burglary of her family home.
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He said that people wanted to have shoes and alinenshirt.
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As in the 5th and 6th centuries, alinenshirtacted as an undergarment.
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In urban areas, the ceremonial dress consists of alinenshirtwith collar and long sleeves.
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The clothing consisted of white linen trousers, and a whitelinenshirtand undershirt.
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A simple costume would have trousers and alinenshirtof either white, black or brown color (or blue for military men).
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A "xhubleta" is a bell wavy skirt which is held by two straps on the shoulders, worn on top of a long sleeved whitelinenshirt.
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The children's clothes included linen shirts and soft-leather moccasins.
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Women wear "dzecerma" (home-made relief linen shirts), "curdia" (richly embroidered vests) and long white dresses.
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For hunting, they wear plain linen shirts with flat collars and short cuffs at the wrist.
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Linen shirts and chemises or smocks had full sleeves and often full bodies, pleated or gathered closely at neck and wrist.
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Linen shirts were worn next to the skin.
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