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Definition of flax
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of flax is as below...
Flax (n.) A plant of the genus
Linum,
esp. the L.
usitatissimum,
which has a
single,
slender
stalk,
about a foot and a half high, with blue
flowers.
The fiber of the bark is used for
making
thread
and
cloth,
called
linen,
cambric,
lawn, lace, etc.
Linseed
oil is
expressed
from the
seed..
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Calcarated
::
Calcarated
(a.)
Having
a spur, as the
flower
of the
toadflax
and
larkspur;
spurred..
Earth Flax
::
Earth flax () A
variety
of
asbestus.
See
Amianthus.
Hackle
::
Hackle
(v. t.) To
separate,
as the
coarse
part of flax or hemp from the fine, by
drawing
it
through
the teeth of a
hackle
or
hatchel..
Broom Rape
::
Broom rape () A genus
(Orobanche)
of
parasitic
plants
of
Europe
and Asia. They are
destitute
of
chlorophyll,
have
scales
instead
of
leaves,
and
spiked
flowers,
and grow
attached
to the roots of other
plants,
as
furze,
clover,
flax, wild
carrot,
etc. The name is
sometimes
applied
to other
plants
related
to this
genus,
as
Aphyllon
uniflorumand
A.
Ludovicianum..
Flaxen
::
Flaxen
(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..
Retting
::
Retting
(n.) The act or
process
of
preparing
flax for use by
soaking,
maceration,
and
kindred
processes;
-- also
called
rotting.
See Ret..
Spin
::
Spin (v. t.) To draw out, and twist into
threads,
either
by the hand or
machinery;
as, to spin wool,
cotton,
or flax; to spin
goat's
hair; to
produce
by
drawing
out and
twisting
a
fibrous
material..
Tewtaw
::
Tewtaw
(v. t.) To beat; to
break,
as flax or
hemp..
Scutch
::
Scutch
(v. t.) To
separate
the woody fiber from
(flax,
hemp, etc.) by
beating;
to
swingle..
Scutcher
::
Scutcher
(n.) An
implement
or
machine
for
scutching
hemp, flax, or
cotton;
etc.; a
scutch;
a
scutching
machine..
Tease
::
Tease (v. t.) To comb or card, as wool or
flax..
Card
::
Card (n.) An
instrument
for
disentangling
and
arranging
the
fibers
of
cotton,
wool, flax, etc.; or for
cleaning
and
smoothing
the hair of
animals;
--
usually
consisting
of bent wire teeth set
closely
in rows in a thick piece of
leather
fastened
to a
back..
Line
::
Line (n.) The
longer
and finer fiber of flax.
Water-rot
::
Water-rot
(v. t.) To rot by
steeping
in
water;
to
water-ret;
as, to
water-rot
hemp or
flax..
Thread
::
Thread
(n.) A very small twist of flax, wool,
cotton,
silk, or other
fibrous
substance,
drawn out to
considerable
length;
a
compound
cord
consisting
of two or more
single
yarns
doubled,
or
joined
together,
and
twisted..
Swinglebar
::
Swingle
(n.) A
wooden
instrument
like a large
knife,
about two feet long, with one thin edge, used for
beating
and
cleaning
flax; a
scutcher;
--
called
also
swingling
knife,
swingling
staff,
and
swingling
wand..
Dewrot
::
Dewrot
(v. t.) To rot, as flax or hemp, by
exposure
to rain, dew, and sun. See
Dewretting..
Rettery
::
Rettery
(n.) A place or
establishment
where flax is
retted.
See Ret.
Byssine
::
Byssine
(a.) Made of silk;
having
a silky or
flaxlike
appearance.
Staple
::
Staple
(n.) The fiber of wool,
cotton,
flax, or the like; as, a
coarse
staple;
a fine
staple;
a long or short
staple..
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