"linen" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

linen sustantivo

sustantivo + linen
Kolokacji: 5
bed linen • table linen • household linen • cotton linen • altar linen
linen + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 59
linen shirt • linen cloth • linen napkin • linen suit • linen closet • ...
verbo + linen
Kolokacji: 6
wash one's linen • use linen • wear linen • sell linens • buy linens • ...
adjetivo + linen
Kolokacji: 43
white linen • fine linen • clean linen • dirty linen • fresh linen • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 12
(1) white, snowy, pale, gray
Kolokacji: 4
(2) fine, soft, thin
Kolokacji: 3
(4) dirty, coarse, black, raw
Kolokacji: 4
(5) crisp, cool
Kolokacji: 2
1. embroidered linen = haftowane płótno embroidered linen
2. starched linen = wykrochmalone płótno starched linen
  • Adam tossed the wrinkled strip of starched linen onto the dressing table.
  • Like they do all their crimes only with pen and pad, and only on starched white linen.
  • A variegated blond head and one angular shoulder clothed in starched white linen poked through.
  • Pink tablecloths and starched linen set the tone.
  • Their hair was done very untidily, and they smelt aggressively of starched linen.
  • Splendid in knee breeches and starched linen, he surveyed his son with a sigh.
  • He smelled expensive, she realized, all fine soap and starched linen.
  • Her tone was as crisp as starched linen.
  • Her starched linen and lace immediately proclaimed a household of better financial standing than the clothes worn by the dead man suggested.
  • The formal dining room to the right of the entrance was familiar, with its starched white linen and elaborate wrought-iron balustrade.
3. pleated linen = plisowane płótno pleated linen
(9) heavy, thick, creamy
Kolokacji: 3
(10) spotless, immaculate
Kolokacji: 2
(11) wet, damp, stiff
Kolokacji: 3
(12) Belgian, Italian
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + linen
Kolokacji: 8
with linen • of linen • in linen • on linen • for linens • ...

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