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Webster 1913 Edition


Flaxen

Flax′en

,
Adj.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Flaxen

FLAX'EN

, a.
1.
Made of flax; as flaxen thread.
2.
Resembling flax; of the color of flax; fair, long, and flowing; as flaxen hair.

Definition 2024


flaxen

flaxen

English

Adjective

flaxen

  1. Made of or resembling flax fibers.
    • The couple and their children have flaxen hair.
  2. a pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom.
    flaxen colour:    

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