English Explanatory Dictionary

flaxen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made of or resembling flax fibers.
  2. A pale yellow brown as of dried flax; blonde.

Pronunciation

/ˈflæk.sən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flaxen.wav

Word forms

flaxen

Etymology

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

Related words

blond linen tow towhead

Derived words

flaxenish

Translations

Bulgarian: ленен Danish: hørfarvet Dutch: vlassen Finnish: pellavainen German: flachsen Ingrian: pellovain Japanese: 亜麻製の Latin: līneus Middle English: flaxen Polish: lniany Russian: льняно́й Russian: льно́вый
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