(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.
Towel
Definition:
(n.) A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath.
(v. t.) To beat with a stick.
Example Sentences:
(1) When you score a hat trick in the first 16 minutes of a World Cup Final with tens of millions of people watching across the world, essentially ending the match and clinching the tournament before most players worked up a sweat or Japan had a chance to throw in the towel, your status as a sports legend is forever secure – and any favorable comparisons thrown your way are deserved.
(2) Its boot always held a bivouac bag, a trenching tool of some sort and a towel and trunks, in case he passed somewhere interesting to sleep, dig, or swim.
(3) The Infinity towel comes in colours more vibrant than one might expect from an eco-friendly product, including coral, green, blue and violet.
(4) The results show that the proposed improvements were mostly realised as far as such administrative measures as the procurement of disinfectant dispensers, throwaway towels and suitable disinfectants were concerned.
(5) The body cavities and reflected skin surfaces were lightly dried with absorbent paper towels and the body loosely packed with cotton wool.
(6) "The two surviving children were in the bath and mum turned her back to get some towels and turned round to find one of them trying to drown the other one.
(7) When wide spread of infection caused by Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was recognized in 1981 our strategies were set up of water faucets with footpedal, frequent to wash of hands and use of disposable paper towels.
(8) folds up its comedy deckchair, presses mute on the trombones and drapes a hand towel discreetly over Mark's crotch.
(9) Sox on the Beach (@SoxontheBeach) Also, why are the A's fans behind home plate waving towels when THEIR pitcher is in the mound?
(10) A towel with blood and a rope were found in the hotel-room safe.
(11) Stephen “Tea Towel” Duffy mentioned Nick Drake.
(12) Maybe it was a bad omen for Los Angeles to hand out white towels to the fans in the stands.
(13) Mean costs per cow per year in herd for mastitis prevention were: $10 for paper towels, $3 for nonlactating cow treatment, and $10 for teat disinfectants.
(14) Norton brushed aside claims that this year's contest would be marred by political bloc voting by east European countries – a phenomenon that prompted Wogan to throw in the towel after 38 years as the UK's commentator.
(15) Labour accused the government of "throwing in the towel" over cracking down on bankers' bonuses after the coalition announced a long-awaited deal – Project Merlin – between the banks and the coalition to lend £190bn to businesses and restrict pay at the bailed-out banks.
(16) • Wipes, nappies, sanitary towels, rags and condoms do not break down easily and can snag on pipes, drains and the walls of sewers, leading to blockages.
(17) He charges into the room and is soon bouncing off the walls, decorating the room with paper towels, urine dipsticks and purple gloves.
(18) Storage of the used and unused disposable towels was in the main unsatisfactory.
(19) Constant changes to pensions means employers and employees are much more likely now to throw in the towel and stick closer to the minimum savings required.
(20) Then last year the OFT threw in the towel on its price-fixing inquiry as it had uncovered "only limited evidence of potential price-fixing, much of which is contradicted by other material" and had other higher priority investigations to pursue.