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flax
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flaxen
made of flax. -
linen
fabric woven from flax yarns. -
distaff
a staff with a cleft end for holding wool, flax, etc., from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand. -
flax lily
a large New Zealand plant, Phormium tenax, of the agave family, having showy, red-margined, leathery leaves and dull-red flowers, grown as an ornamental and for the fiber-yielding leaves. -
flaxseed
the seed of flax, yielding linseed oil; linseed. -
hackle
one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.