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flaxen

adj
/ˈflæk.sən/

Etymology

From Middle English flaxen, flexon, flexin, from Old English fleaxen (“of flax; flaxen”), equivalent to flax + -en (“made of”). Compare Dutch vlassen.

  1. inherited from fleaxen — “of flax; flaxen”
  2. inherited from flaxen

Definitions

  1. Made of or resembling flax fibers.

  2. A pale yellow brown as of dried flax

    A pale yellow brown as of dried flax; blonde.

    • The couple and their children have flaxen hair.

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Derived

flaxenish

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for flaxen. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA