flaxen

or flax·y

[flak-suh n]

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adjective

of the pale yellowish color of dressed flax.

Origin of flaxen

First recorded in 1510–20; flax + -en²

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Related Words for flaxen

golden, blonde, creamy, blond, gold, fair, color, light, yellow, straw, platinum, ash, pale, champagne, sallow, albino, strawberry, pearly, snowy

Examples from the Web for flaxen

Historical Examples of flaxen

This was of gold—not red, not auburn, not flaxen, but pure and living gold.
The Slave Of The Lamp
Henry Seton Merriman
She was plump, pleasant-looking, with a piquant smile and flaxen hair.
The Trail of '98
Robert W. Service
The man released her, and, to her surprise, gently touched her flaxen hair.
Chatterbox, 1905.
Various
Netta knelt, and the garland was thrown over her flaxen curls.
Eventide
Effie Afton
And the wind, playing with his long, flaxen beard, flung it into his face.
Foma Gordyeff
Maxim Gorky

British Dictionary definitions for flaxen

flaxen

flaxy

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling flax
of a soft yellow colourflaxen hair

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Word Origin and History for flaxen

adj.

"made of flax," mid-15c., from flax + -en (2). As "the color of flax" (usually with reference to hair) it is attested from 1520s.