linen press

Bedding storage furniture

A linen press is a cabinet or cupboard for storing household linens—sheets, towels, tablecloths.

The term is chiefly British.

Historically, it also referred to a device with weighted boards for pressing and smoothing stored linens flat: The linen press in the hallway held all the guest bedding.

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G