Bed Linen Definitions

Useful Words

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Bed Sheet : مسہری کی چادر , Toweling : کپڑا یا دوسرا سامان جو تولیے بنانے کے لیے استعمال ہو , Lint : کتانہ , Hopsack : موٹا کپڑا , Linsey-Woolsey : اونی کپڑا , Batiste : ململ کا کپڑا , Diaper : پوتڑا , Case : تکیے کا غلاف , Cambric : بہت عمدہ سوتی کپڑا , Pillow Sham : ایک سجاوٹی غلاف , Doily : ایک چھوٹے کپڑے کی چٹائی نما جو ڈش وغیرہ کے نیچے رکھی جائے , Alb : چوغا , Face Cloth : صافی , Napkin : رومال , Rebozo : مفلر , Newspaper : اخبار , Batten : بلی , Egyptian Cotton : مصری کپاس , Anthonomus Grandis : کپاس کا کیڑا , Cottony : روئی جیسا , Sheeting : چادر سازی , Laminate : قتلے کرنا , Pad : صفحات کا بنڈل , Sketch Block : ایک قسم کی کتاب , Plate Glass : حلبی شیشہ , Brittle : بچوں کی میٹھائی , Gem Clip : کاغذ کا کلپ , Ream : کاغذوں کی بڑی تعداد , Commodity : تجارتی اشیاء , Mil : لمبائی ناپنے کی اکائی , Coppersmith : تانبے کے برتن بنانے والا

Useful Words Definitions

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Bed Sheet: bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs.

Toweling: any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels.

Lint: fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers.

Hopsack: a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing.

Linsey-Woolsey: a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof.

Batiste: a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses.

Diaper: a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures.

Case: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow.

Cambric: a finely woven white linen.

Pillow Sham: bed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow.

Doily: a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl.

Alb: a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests.

Face Cloth: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body.

Napkin: a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing.

Rebozo: a long woolen or linen scarf covering the head and shoulders (also used as a sling for holding a baby); traditionally worn by Latin-American women.

Newspaper: a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements.

Batten: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber.

Egyptian Cotton: fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton.

Anthonomus Grandis: greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton.

Cottony: resembling cotton; as soft as cotton.

Sheeting: fabric from which bed sheets are made.

Laminate: split (wood) into thin sheets.

Pad: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.

Sketch Block: a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn.

Plate Glass: glass formed into large thin sheets.

Brittle: caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets.

Gem Clip: a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together.

Ream: a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires.

Commodity: articles of commerce.

Mil: a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire).

Coppersmith: someone who makes articles from copper.