linen
noun
fabric woven from flax yarns.
linens
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pluralof linen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Tables were dressed in green linens and had seasonal spring bouquets featuring butterfly ranunculus, phlox, and lily of the valley.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
We used linens and beach towels as packing material, and I roamed around the house picking what I wanted.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
It was vaguely surreal, coming from the chaotic rebel energy of the Sliwa party into a sterile ballroom with white linens and several open bars serving endless glasses of house red and white wines.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025
The reds of the linens and rugs, the molten golden-orange of the flickering firelight, every color in the room grew so vibrant they almost hurt his eyes just to look at them.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
