flaxen hair

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• 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

• flaxen — adjective Date: 15th century 1. made of flax 2. resembling flax especially in pale soft strawy color < flaxen hair > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flaxen — flax|en [ˈflæksən] adj literary flaxen hair is light yellow in colour = ↑blond …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flaxen — flax|en [ flæksən ] adjective LITERARY flaxen hair is pale yellow …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• flaxen — [[t]flæ̱ks(ə)n[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Flaxen hair is pale yellow in colour. [LITERARY] …   English dictionary

• flaxen — adjective literary flaxen hair is light in colour …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• flaxen — UK [ˈflæks(ə)n] / US [ˈflæksən] adjective literary flaxen hair is pale yellow …   English dictionary

• flaxen — made of flax, mid 15c., from FLAX (Cf. flax) + EN (Cf. en) (2). As the color of flax (usually with reference to hair) it is attested from 1520s …   Etymology dictionary

• flaxen — ► ADJECTIVE 1) literary (especially of hair) of the pale yellow colour of dressed flax. 2) of flax …   English terms dictionary

• hair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. mane (see hair); filament;bit, inch (see narrowness, nearness). II Body covering filament Nouns 1. hair; head of hair, mop, mane, crop of hair, thatch, shock; gray, silver or white hair (see… …   English dictionary for students

• flaxen — adjective 1》 of flax. 2》 literary (especially of hair) of the pale yellow colour of dressed flax …   English new terms dictionary