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Definition of flax

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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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Rot :: Rot (v. t.) To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret..

Capsule :: Capsule (n.) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc..

Fibre :: Fibre (n.) A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax, hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures..

Ripple :: Ripple (v.) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc..

Flax :: 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..

Spreadingly :: Spreader (n.) A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.

Water-ret :: Water-ret (v. t.) To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water-rot..

Tow :: Tow (n.) The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle..

Linum :: Linum (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax (Linum usitatissimum).

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..

Flax-plant :: Flax-plant (n.) A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth..

Tewtaw :: Tewtaw (v. t.) To beat; to break, as flax or hemp..

Flex :: Flex (n.) Flax.

Scutch :: Scutch (n.) The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

Water-rot :: Water-rot (v. t.) To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax..

Scutcher :: Scutcher (n.) An implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, or cotton; etc.; a scutch; a scutching machine..

Strickler :: Strickle (n.) An instrument used in dressing flax.

Stricken :: Strick (n.) A bunch of hackled flax prepared for drawing into slivers.

Hatchel :: Hatchel (n.) To draw through the teeth of a hatchel, as flax or hemp, so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the fine, fibrous parts..

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..