table-linen

noun

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of table linen.

    • Upwards of 300 persons are employed in weaving table-linens and table-covers, consisting of cotton and worsted, for Dunfermline, where they get their webs ready for the loom.
    • Her father insisted upon her undivided attention while Mrs. Elliott selected table-linen, bed-linen, towels, and other household fittings; […]

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