household linen vs drygoods

household linen and drygoods both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
household linen	Yes	No	No	No
drygoods	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, drygoods is a hypernym of household linen; that is, drygoods is a word with a broader meaning than household linen:

household linen: drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth
drygoods: textiles or clothing and related merchandise

Other hypernyms of household linen include soft goods.

household linen (noun)	drygoods (noun)
drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth	textiles or clothing and related merchandise