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Definition of flax - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
textilesstrong plant fibers used to make linen and other fabrics
- The dress was made from flax.
2.
botanyplant with blue flowers used for linen and oil
- Flax is grown for its valuable fibers.
Images of flax
plant with blue flowers used for linen and oil
Expressions with flax
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any of several plants resembling flax
The field was dotted with false flax, mimicking the look of a flax field..
thin threadlike material taken from the flax plant for making cloth
The artisan spun flax fibre into fine yarn.
plant with hairy leaves and stems
Hairy flax grows well in sandy soils.
Origin of flax
Old English, fleax (flax)
Terms with flax included in their meaning
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textile fiber
fabric made from flax fibers
product
oil from flax seeds used in paints, food, and industry
crop
seed of flax plant used for oil or health foods
flax processing
expose flax to separate the fiber
tools
tool for combing flax or hemp fibers
agriculture
woody by-product from processing flax or hemp
agriculture
rounded seed capsule of cotton or flax
ancient textile
fine filamentous flax used by ancients for weaving
fashion dye
light yellow-gray, like undyed flax cloth
textile tool
instrument with steel pins for combing flax or hemp
fiber preparation
comb flax or hemp fibers to separate and align them
textiles
fibre from hemp or flax
tools
tool with teeth for combing flax or hemp
textile processing
separate flax fibers using a comb
textiles
flax or linen material
material
fiber from plant stems used like flax in textiles
flax processing
place where flax is soaked for fiber
agriculture
woody fibre refuse from flax or hemp
textiles
wooden tool for separating flax fibres
materials
splinter from flax or hemp
textile
bunch of flax ready for processing
flax work
instrument for dressing flax
flax processing
beat flax to extract fibers
agriculture
tool for scutching flax or hemp
Examples of flax in a sentence
The artisan preferred flax for its durability. Flax is harvested in late summer. The field of flax swayed in the breeze.
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- French:lin, plante de lin, ...
- German:Leinen, Lein, ...
- Italian:lino, ...
- Spanish:lino, ...
- Portuguese:linho, planta de linho, ...
- Chinese:亚麻, 胡麻, ...
- Japanese:亜麻, ...
- Arabic:كِتَّان, ...
- Hebrew:פִּשְׁתָּן, פִּשְׁתָּן, ...
- Russian:лён, лен, ...
- Ukrainian:льон, ...
- Hindi:सन, ...
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