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household linen

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Noun1.household linenhousehold linen - drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth
white goods
drygoods, soft goods - textiles or clothing and related merchandise
ironing - garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; "there was a basketful of ironing to do"
laundry, washables, washing, wash - garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
linen - white goods or clothing made with linen cloth


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It chiefly consisted of household linen, plate, china, and books, with a handsome pianoforte of Marianne's.
Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context
The next Sunday he was married, and the following morning he entered a one-horse sleigh with his bride, having before him the box we have mentioned, with another filled with home-made household linen, a paper-covered trunk with a red umbrella lashed to it, a pair of quite new saddle-bags, and a handbox.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
Everything was looking at its brightest at this moment, for the sun shone right on the pewter dishes, and from their reflecting surfaces pleasant jets of light were thrown on mellow oak and bright brass--and on a still pleasanter object than these, for some of the rays fell on Dinah's finely moulded cheek, and lit up her pale red hair to auburn, as she bent over the heavy household linen which she was mending for her aunt.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
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