linen closet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of linen closet
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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“We ripped out an old linen closet once,” says Broxson.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
The linen closet did not hold nearly enough sheets to blunt the vengeance of a late-May freeze that turned umbrella-like Astilboides leaves into alien life-forms.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023
Nowhere in the small apartment is safe from intrusion, driving her to move the diary from the linen closet to a suitcase to a heap of rags.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023
Once you master this method, your linen closet will be infinitely neater.
From Salon • Aug. 6, 2022
I went to her linen closet and got a sheet for the kitchen table.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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