Collocations withlinen
These are words often used in combination withlinen.
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dirty linen
It was the usual procedure, about once a week, to wash their dirty linen in public.
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fine linen
Why cannot they dress themselves in purple and fine linen?
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household linen
That did not allow for the renewal of household linen, clothes or shoes.
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linen cloth
He describes the finding of an "idol" in a cave standing upon a low stool covered with a linen cloth.
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linen sheet
Then in remorse he went out and hanged himself with a linen sheet.
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linen shirt
A linen shirt, for example, is, strictly speaking, not a necessary of life.
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soiled linen
In 1963 hospital authorities were advised that the counting of soiled linen in hospital wards should cease.
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white linen
White linen represented a new imperative and bodily cleanliness was exemplified in fresh linens, now revealed on necks and arms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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