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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.) The skin or
fibrous
part of the flax
plant,
when
broken
and
cleaned
by
hatcheling
or
combing..
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Yarn
::
Yarn (n.) Spun wool;
woolen
thread;
also,
thread
of other
material,
as of
cotton,
flax, hemp, or silk;
material
spun and
prepared
for use in
weaving,
knitting,
manufacturing
sewing
thread,
or the
like..
Tease
::
Tease (v. t.) To comb or card, as wool or
flax..
Dodder
::
Dodder
(n.) A plant of the genus
Cuscuta.
It is a
leafless
parasitical
vine with
yellowish
threadlike
stems.
It
attaches
itself
to some other
plant,
as to flax,
goldenrod,
etc., and
decaying
at the root, is
nourished
by the plant that
supports
it..
Harl
::
Harl (n.) A
filamentous
substance;
especially,
the
filaments
of flax or
hemp..
Comber
::
Comber
(n.) One who
combs;
one whose
occupation
it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a
machine
for
combing
wool, flax, etc..
Cretonne
::
Cretonne
(n.) A
strong
white
fabric
with warp of hemp and weft of flax.
Tewtaw
::
Tewtaw
(v. t.) To beat; to
break,
as flax or
hemp..
Retting
::
Retting
(n.) The act or
process
of
preparing
flax for use by
soaking,
maceration,
and
kindred
processes;
-- also
called
rotting.
See Ret..
Comb
::
Comb (n.) A
toothed
instrument
used for
separating
and
cleansing
wool, flax, hair, etc..
Toadflax
::
Toadflax
(n.) An herb
(Linaria
vulgaris)
of the
Figwort
family,
having
narrow
leaves
and showy
orange
and
yellow
flowers;
--
called
also
butter
and eggs,
flaxweed,
and
ramsted..
Carder
::
Carder
(n.) One who, or that which cards wool flax, etc..
Scutch
::
Scutch
(v. t.) To
separate
the woody fiber from
(flax,
hemp, etc.) by
beating;
to
swingle..
Ret
::
Ret (v. t.) To
prepare
for use, as flax, by
separating
the
fibers
from the woody part by
process
of
soaking,
macerating,
and other
treatment..
Tow
::
Tow (n.) The
coarse
and
broken
part of flax or hemp,
separated
from the finer part by the
hatchel
or
swingle..
Dewretting
::
Dewretting
(n.)
Dewrotting;
the
process
of
decomposing
the gummy
matter
of flax and hemp and
setting
the
fibrous
part, by
exposure
on a sward to dew, rain, and
sunshine..
Auburn
::
Auburn
(a.)
Flaxen-colored.
Pull
::
Pull (v. t.) To
gather
with the hand, or by
drawing
toward
one; to
pluck;
as, to pull
fruit;
to pull flax; to pull a
finch..
Stuped
::
Stupe (v. t.) Cloth or flax
dipped
in warm water or
medicaments
and
applied
to a hurt or sore.
Grass
::
Grass (v. t.) To
expose,
as flax, on the grass for
bleaching,
etc..
Distaff
::
Distaff
(n.) The staff for
holding
a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the
thread
is drawn in
spinning
by
hand..
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