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flaxen

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flax⋅en

[flak-suhn]
–adjective
1. made of flax.
2. pertaining to flax.
3. resembling flax.
4. of the pale yellowish color of dressed flax.
Also, flaxy.


Origin:
1510–20; flax + -en 2
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flax·en   (flāk'sən)   
adj.  
  1. Made of or resembling flax.

  2. Having the pale grayish-yellow color of flax fiber: flaxen braids.

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