the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > woman who works with flax
flax-wife1591
flax-woman1611
flax-wencha1616
a1616 W. ShakespeareWinter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 279 My Wife..deserues a Name As ranke as any Flax-Wench . View more context for this quotation