| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| laken | ⇆ cloth; ⇆ sheet |
| die lakens uitdeel | ⇆ rule the roost; ⇆ run the show |
| doodlaken | ⇆ winding‐sheet |
| goudlaken | ⇆ brocade; ⇆ cloth of gold; ⇆ tissue; ⇆ gold cloth |
| lakenfabriek | ⇆ cloth factory |
| lakenfabrikant | ⇆ clothier; ⇆ cloth manufacturer |
| lakengoed | ⇆ sheeting |
| lakenlinne | ⇆ sheeting |
| lakenpers | ⇆ calender; ⇆ hat‐press; ⇆ hot‐press |
| lakenverwer | ⇆ cloth‐dyer |
| lakenwewer | ⇆ cloth‐weaver |
| lakenwinkel | ⇆ draper’s shop |
| natlaken | ⇆ drip‐sheet |
| spanlaken | ⇆ draw‐sheet |
| springlaken | ⇆ jumping‐sheet |
| stoflaken | ⇆ dust‐sheet |
| tafellaken | ⇆ cloth; ⇆ table‐cloth |