(n.) Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
(n.) Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
(n.) Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.
(n.) Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen.
Example Sentences:
(1) The previous year, he claimed £1,415 for two new sofas, made two separate claims of £230 and £108 for new bed linen, charged £86 for a new kettle and kitchen utensils and made two separate claims, of £65 and £186, for replacement glasses and crockery.
(2) If you needed a soundtrack to a film about dodgy diplomatic manouvering by folk in linen suits, this would do the job.
(3) They wrapped the heads of these 41 infants with a dry linen cloth.
(4) The present work reports the survival capacity of a strain of Brevibacterium linens isolated from a French camembert cheese and the ensuing changes in cell composition.
(5) In a deconsecrated Mayfair church lit with Parisian-style globe lamps, Ronnie Scott's orchestra played jazz standards as waiters in traditional black linen aprons circulated with champagne.
(6) It shows the costs in 1979 included £464 spent on replacing linen, £39 on "sewing carpet seams", £19 on an ironing board and £527 on cleaning carpets.
(7) Then go beg the lady with the clipboard, while others swan past to join the cocktail-swilling vacationers swathed in white linen on the porch.
(8) It was concluded that respiratory acidosis, rather than hypoxia, resulting from restraint in a linen cloth decreases muscle protein synthesis.
(9) To really be beloved in France he needs to learn to swear with the virtuosity of a Frenchman who's mislaid his linen Agnes B scarf in the Rue du Bac.
(10) You're on a journey, so this is not the moment for lobster and posh table linen, but there's a big car park, useful paths up Glen Fyne where you can exercise the dog, and the excellent Tree Shop .
(11) A laundry facility supplying linen to several hospitals needs to keep a good account of the numbers of different types of linen which enter and leave its premises so as to allocate the costs fairly and equitably among member hospitals.
(12) Mercerization of linen threads for surgical use does not improve their properties.
(13) The British elite wore Indian linen and silks, decorated their homes with Indian chintz and decorative textiles, and craved Indian spices and seasonings.
(14) The proposed procedures include linen washing after its pediculicidal treatment.
(15) Under conditions of our test, Quarpel treated Pima tight-woven cotton cloth was impermeable to moist bacterial strike-through, through up to 75 washing and sterilizing cyclings, while ordinary linen and untreated Pima cloth permitted bacterial permeation almost immediately.
(16) The rooms are cosily furnished, with wooden beds and crisp, white linen and some have little balconies with cushioned seating overlooking the cloud forest and the town below.
(17) Photograph: Teri Pengilley for the Guardian In Scotland, vitriol replaced or supplemented sour milk and citric acid in textile bleaching and dyeing at a time when linen and cotton were Scotland’s largest manufacturing industries.
(18) This study was the find cut how to refine linen surgical threads by bettering some parameters of raw material and by replacing the preparations used in Poland, consisting mainly of wax and paraffin, with preparations of synthetic polymers of acknowledged suitability for medical use.
(19) He was "shown a long piece of linen on which was impressed the figure of a man and told to worship it, kissing the feet three times".
(20) Its function is to fulfill all hospital requirements for disposable minor medical and linen supplies.
Mutch
Definition:
(n.) The close linen or muslin cap of an old woman.
Example Sentences:
(1) David Luiz was at fault, misjudging the pace of Ramires's back-pass and, having turned his back on the ball, was left to look on in horror as Mutch ran through on the blindside and struck the ball past Petr Cech, making his 300th league appearance for Chelsea.
(2) Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Arsenal | Premier League match report Read more Pardew made a double switch at half-time, Brede Hangeland replacing Scott Dann, who was suffering the effects of a clash of heads with Morgan, and Yaya Sanogo coming on for the ineffective Jordon Mutch.
(3) Chelsea were 2-1 up, having recovered from the shock of going behind to Jordon Mutch's avoidable opener after 10 minutes and, Mourinho being Mourinho, now was the time to make a meal of the dismissal.
(5) The Liverpool goalkeeper tipped the ball over and Mutch headed the resulting corner, from Peter Whittingham, wide.
(6) Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff City (Mutch 58) Cardiff peg one back from a set pieece.
(7) Ben Turner played interference, illegaly holding Mamadou Sakho so he could couldn't jump to stop the ball flying over his head and Jordan Mutch was unmarked at the back post to head across the face of goal and into the bottom right-hand corner.
(8) Cardiff's Malky Mackay said: "Mutch came on and made a big difference, taking the game by the scruff of the neck.
(9) Mutch put them ahead in the ninth minute, after Campbell capitalised on Joe Allen's wayward pass, and although Liverpool equalised through Suárez, following a fine move involving Glen Johnson and Jordan Henderson, Cardiff were soon back in front.
(10) Cardiff threatened only once, midway through the first half, when a cross from Jordon Mutch enabled Campbell to get in a header that had Julian Speroni scrambling low to his left.
(11) The two managers agreed that Mutch's introduction, in place of Kim, had been key to Cardiff's improvement.
(12) A whole population cohort of 157 patients with idiopathic Parkinsonism, most of whom had previously been clinically examined by Mutch (1986a), were assessed to determine prevalence figures for dementia and examine the relationship between dementia, cognitive impairment and Parkinsonian signs.
(13) his industriousness results in Jordan Mutch getting the ball, but wasting possession with a wild shot from an impossible angle.
(14) The FA Cup finalists would be keener to pay around £8m up front and include a sell-on clause in any deal, and Norwich may pursue that option given their interest in Palace’s Jordon Mutch.
(15) Daniel Agger was left badly exposed by Mutch's slide-rule pass and Campbell skipped past the Dane before confidently beating Simon Mignolet.
(16) They created precious few chances, with Jordan Mutch's 27th-minute effort on the counter-attack standing out.
(17) Joey Barton curled a free-kick into the side netting and Jordon Mutch nodded wide from close range after a fine run and cross by Rémy.
(18) Mutch reduced the arrears when left unmarked at a Whittingham free-kick to steer a header beyond Mignolet.
(19) The champions also need to replenish central midfield and the way the 22-year-old Jordan Mutch ghosted past Ryan Giggs, now a greying 40, rammed home the point.
(20) Adam, having been booked 13 minutes before half-time for kicking Campbell, also caught Jordon Mutch with an elbow late in the game.