flax /flaks/

1. The fibres of the plant Linum, which are woven to make linen cloth
2. The plant itself

flaxˈen adjective

1. Made of or resembling flax
2. (esp of hair) light yellow

flaxˈy adjective

1. Like flax
2. Of a light colour

flaxˈ-bush or flax-lilˈy noun

A New Zealand plant (genus Phormium) of the lily family, yielding a valuable fibre, New Zealand flax

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

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