flaxen
or flax·y
Origin of flaxen
1Words Nearby flaxen
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How to use flaxen in a sentence
I don't see how you can doubt that that flaxen-haired girl is a descendant of Medoc, Prince of Wales.
Overland | John William De ForestShe had come to the hearth-rug, where lay the scissors, and nearly all my beautiful flaxen curls on the floor.
Little Folks | VariousHis mind may be full of their golden hair, expecting to find it flaxen at least.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamHer hair was a pale flaxen and fluffed out naturally, worn severely back from her low forehead though it was.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman | Pauline LesterHer bloom-tinted complexion was delicately fresh as ever; her dress was as becoming, her flaxen locks were as youthful.
The Shadow of Ashlydyat | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for flaxen
flaxy
/ (ˈflæksən) /
of, relating to, or resembling flax
of a soft yellow colour: flaxen hair
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