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Added 9 October 2026

flaxen

/ˈflæk.sən/ adjective

In Latin: līneus Wiktionary

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Made of or resembling flax fibers.
A pale yellow brown as of dried flax; blonde.
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Origin

From Middle English flaxen, flexon, flexin, from Old English fleaxen (“of flax; flaxen”), equivalent to flax + -en (“made of”). Compare Dutch vlassen.

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