manchester

noun2

1. •
   (Australia, New-Zealand) Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.

   • My love of linen stems from two sources. My first proper job working in the manchester department at Target, where I learnt how to style a miniature bed into a showroom-worthy display. — 2025
2. •
   (no longer used) A type of cotton fabric, or a piece of clothing made from such fabric.

   • Betsy, as Muslin, had a very showy striped pink and white Manchester, pink shoes, red Ribbons in abundance and a short Apron. — 1777

noun1

1. •
   A major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England.

   • In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”. — 2024