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1 flaxen
ˈflæksən прил.
1) льняной flaxen thread ≈ льняная нить flaxen shirt ≈ льняная рубаха flaxen skein ≈ моток льняной пряжи Turkey silk has a flaxen appearance. ≈ Турецкий шелк похож на лен.
2) светло-желтый, соломенно-желтый( обыкн. о цвете волос) flaxen fringe ≈ соломенно-желтая челка светло-желтый, соломенный( о волосах) из льна, льняной flaxen льняной ~ светло-желтый, соломенный (о цвете волос) -
2 flaxen
['flæks(ə)n]прил.1) льнянойTurkey silk has a flaxen appearance. — Турецкий шёлк похож на лён.
2) светло-жёлтый, соломенно-жёлтый ( о цвете волос)
См. также в других словарях:
Flaxen — Flax en, a. Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color of flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like flax or tow; as, flaxen thread; flaxen hair. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Floss thread — Floss Floss (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See {Flux}, n.] 1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called {silk}. [1913 Webster] 2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yarn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thread, worsted, spun wool; tale, fib, tall story. See filament, description, exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Spun fiber] Syn. wool, spun wool, twist, flaxen thread, cotton fiber, rug yarn,… … English dictionary for students
flax|en — «FLAK suhn», adjective. 1. made of flax: »flaxen thread. 2. like the color of flax; pale yellow: »Flaxen hair is very light. 3. of or having to do with flax as a commercial product … Useful english dictionary
yarn — [n1] fiber for knitting cotton fiber, flaxen thread, fleece, spun wool, thread, twist, wool; concept 473 yarn [n2] story, often long and made up adventure, alibi, anecdote, fable, fabrication, fairy tale, lie, line, narrative, potboiler*, prose,… … New thesaurus
line — [OE] The closest modern English line comes to its ancestor is probably in the fisherman’s ‘rod and line’ – a ‘string’ or ‘chord’. For it goes back to Latin līnea ‘string’. This was a derivative of līnum ‘flax’ (source of English linen), and hence … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
line — [OE] The closest modern English line comes to its ancestor is probably in the fisherman’s ‘rod and line’ – a ‘string’ or ‘chord’. For it goes back to Latin līnea ‘string’. This was a derivative of līnum ‘flax’ (source of English linen), and hence … Word origins
gold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. money, wealth; bullion, aurum; gilding, gilt, goldplate. See color. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Made of gold, or plated with gold] Syn. golden, aurous, gilded, gilt, beaten gold, carat metal, 24 carat … English dictionary for students
Floss — (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See {Flux}, n.] 1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called {silk}. [1913 Webster] 2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Floss silk — Floss Floss (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See {Flux}, n.] 1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called {silk}. [1913 Webster] 2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
floss yarn — Floss Floss (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See {Flux}, n.] 1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called {silk}. [1913 Webster] 2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
