linen
Example Sentences
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"The linen backing is weakened by age, and the wool embroidery threads are vulnerable to stress," he said, adding that he had researched the process.
From BBC
It felt a tinge awkward handling all these frills, but I’d laundered enough of my mama’s linens to know what was what.
From Literature
Until then, all kinds of designs were patched together from silk, linen, wool or “anything at hand.”
From Salon
He disappears upstairs and returns minutes later in a blonde wig, yellow polo with the collar popped and a white linen jacket—the costume of his alter ego, “Hall and Grits.”
He opted for one that evokes “clean linen with a hint of tropical.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
