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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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Grass :: Grass (v. t.) To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc..

Dewrot :: Dewrot (v. t.) To rot, as flax or hemp, by exposure to rain, dew, and sun. See Dewretting..

Earth Flax :: Earth flax () A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus.

Flex :: Flex (n.) Flax.

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..

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..

Hatchel :: Hatchel (n.) An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a kind of large comb; -- called also hackle and heckle..

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

Willow :: Willow (v. t.) To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a willow. See Willow, n., 2..

Lint :: Lint (n.) Flax.

Hurds :: Hurds (n.) The coarse part of flax or hemp; hards.

Comb :: Comb (n.) A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool, flax, hair, etc..

Ripple :: Ripple (v. t.) To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple..

Harl :: Harl (n.) A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp..

Spaad :: Spaad (n.) A kind of spar; earth flax, or amianthus..

Mucilage :: Mucilage (n.) A gummy or gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc..

Linseed :: Linseed (n.) The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained..

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..

Byssine :: Byssine (a.) Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance.

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..