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flaxen

American  
[flak-suhn] / ˈflæk sən /
Or flaxy

adjective

  1. made of flax.

  2. pertaining to flax.

  3. resembling flax.

  4. of the pale yellowish color of dressed flax.

flaxen British  
/ ˈflæksən /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling flax

  2. of a soft yellow colour

    flaxen hair
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of flaxen

First recorded in 1510–20; flax + -en 2

Example Sentences

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A soft-faced teenage boy with flaxen hair playing the upright piano while a small orbit of youth-group girls gathered nearby.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

He has the mighty flaxen hair of the Norse God of Thunder.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 30, 2018

The hardworking Nassella tenuissima’s upright green tufts turn to flaxen cascades perfect for softening up stone paths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2018

She was by all accounts a prepossessing woman, with flaxen, pompadoured hair and blue eyes.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2017

Ser Justin pushed back a lock of flaxen hair.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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