linen closet

noun

A shelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen, particularly bedlinen and associated bedding, but also bathroom and kitchen linen (towels, etc.).

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linen cupboard
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Meanings

nounlinen closet (plural linen closets)

plural linen closets

  1. A shelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen, particularly bedlinen and associated bedding, but also bathroom and kitchen linen (towels, etc.).

    Synonyms: linen cupboard

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA shelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen, particularly bedlinen and associated bedding, but also bathroom and kitchen linen (towels, etc.).

Similar
linen cupboard
Also see
linen cupboard

Origin

From linen + closet.

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Translations

Catalan llenceria
  • llenceriashelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen
French lingère
  • lingèreshelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen
German Wäscheschrank
  • Wäscheschrankshelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen
Irish cófra línéadaigh
  • cófra línéadaighshelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen
Polish bieliźniarka
  • bieliźniarkashelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen
Swedish linneskåp
  • linneskåpshelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen
Turkish musandıra
  • musandırashelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen
Cite this entry
APA

linen closet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linen%20closet

MLA

“linen closet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linen%20closet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linen closet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linen%20closet.

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