flaxen
English
Etymology
From Middle English flaxen, flexon, flexin, from Old English fleaxen (“of flax; flaxen”), equivalent to flax + -en (“made of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflæk.sən/
- Rhymes: -æksən
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.
- flaxen colour:
Translations
material
color
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