FLAXEN

flaxen, sandy

(adjective) of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; “flaxen locks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

flaxen

Made of or resembling flax fibers.

The couple and their children have flaxen hair.

A pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom.

Source: Wiktionary


Flax"en, a.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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