Flaxen

//ˈflæk.sən// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

    "The couple and their children have flaxen hair."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown wordnet

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beigeblondbuffcanarycreamcreamy

Example

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"There stood a little boy, almost naked; the water trickled down from his long flaxen hair; he was shivering with cold, and had he been left much longer out in the street, he would certainly have perished in the storm."

Etymology

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

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