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Definition of Flaxen
1. Adjective. Of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown. "Flaxen locks"
Definition of Flaxen
1. 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.
Definition of Flaxen
1. Adjective. Made of or resembling flax fibers. ¹
2. Adjective. a pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flaxen
1. of a pale yellow color [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flaxen
Literary usage of Flaxen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1892)
"flaxen was whistling. Eight years of hard work had not done much for these ...
flaxen was now the housewife and daughter of these hard-working pioneers, ..."
2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1920)
"Unto the said Jane Giffard, my daughter, my new blue and white coverlet, 1 pair
blankets, 1 pair flaxen and 1 pair hempen sheets, 12 flaxen napkins, ..."
3. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"S. Sae flaxen t Rink [a term In curling, the course of the stones]. In time o'
need : . Tarn Samson's El. f. Rinnan, -in [running]. ..."
4. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"Mr. Pemberton apears in a flaxen Wigg. Mr. Webb preaches from Eccles. 9. 10.
Whatsoever thy on his estate, to Samuel Ruggles and to his daughter, ..."
5. The Poetry of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1897)
"SAE flaxen WERE HER RING SAE flaxen were her ringlets, Her eyebrows of a darker
hue, Bewitchingly o'er-arching ..."
6. Love Songs of Scotland: Jewels of the Tender Passion Selected from the edited by Robert W. Douglas (1901)
"... XLV SAE flaxen WERE HER RINGLETS (ROBERT BURNS) SAE flaxen were her ringlets,
Her eyebrows of a darker hue, Bewitchingly o'er-arching Twa laughing een ..."
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