Sentence examples for in linen from inspiring English sources

Avid sportsman, worked over 50 years in linen supply.

5. Scented, padded hangers are covered in linen or damask.

Inside two of the mummy cases, wrapped in linen, were scrolls of papyrus covered with hieroglyphs.

It's an old pillowcase, hand embroidered, with buttons covered in linen.

Ms. Glazer wore a purple dress; Ms. Bacolas was in linen trousers and heels.

Some remain stationary; these are wrapped in linen to avoid burns.

The bedrooms are upstairs; the master has a built-in linen closet and the other bedrooms have punched-out alcoves.

When Apple proposed opening a store on the balcony overlooking the main hall, it submitted its bid in linen-lined boxes, as if it were a wedding present to transit officials, a source familiar with the application process said.

Before the Grand Central Terminal real estate deal was completed, M.T.A. officials were not permitted to comment on Apple's courtship attempts (it was reported that Apple delivered their bid for the space in linen-lined boxes).

So does a touching child's tunic in linen the oldest spun fibre, older even than wool found in the necropolis of Zenobia, where a whole family had taken refuge.

Significant quantities of cotton began to be used after about 1600, firstly in linen/cotton fustians, but by around 1750 pure cotton fabrics were being produced and cotton had overtaken wool in importance.