flaxˈ-comb noun

A toothed instrument or hackle for cleaning the fibres of flax

flaxˈ-dresser noun

A person who prepares flax for the spinner by the successive processes of rippling, retting, grassing, breaking, and scutching

flaxˈ-mill noun

A mill for making flax into linen

flaxˈseed noun

Linseed

flaxˈ-wench noun (historical)

A woman or girl who spins flax

purging flax

A small wild species of flax (Linum catharticum)