linen vs white goods

linen and white goods both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
linen	Yes	No	No	No
white goods	Yes	No	No	No

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

linen: white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
white goods: drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth

Other hypernyms of linen include household linen.

linen (noun)	white goods (noun)
white goods or clothing made with linen cloth	drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant	large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel
a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish