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

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..

Scutch :: Scutch (n.) A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.

Aperient :: Aperient (a.) Gently opening the bowels; laxative.

Relax :: Relax (n.) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels..

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

Osteoclast :: Osteoclast (n.) A myeloplax.

Magnesia :: Magnesia (n.) A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium..

Laxative :: Laxative (a.) Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent..

Parallax :: Parallax (n.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the sun..

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

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

Codilla :: Codilla (n.) The coarse tow of flax and hemp.

Relax :: Relax (n.) Relaxation.

Comber :: Comber (n.) One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc..

Parillin :: Parillin (n.) A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc., and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also smilacin, sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin..

Flaccid :: Flaccid (a.) Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh..

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

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

Linigerous :: Linigerous (a.) Bearing flax; producing linen.

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