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flax 音标拼音: [fl'æks] n. 亚麻,麻布,亚麻织品 亚麻,麻布,亚麻织品 flax n 1: fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric 2: plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stemFlax \ Flax\ ( fl[ a^] ks), n. [ AS. fleax; akin to D. vlas, OHG. flahs, G. flachs, and prob. to flechten to braid, plait, m twist, L. plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Gr. ? to weave, plait. See { Ply}.] 1. ( Bot.) A plant of the genus { Linum}, esp. the { L. usitatissimum}, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing. [ 1913 Webster] { Earth flax} ( Min.), amianthus. { Flax brake}, a machine for removing the woody portion of flax from the fibrous. { Flax comb}, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle. { Flax cotton}, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in bicarbonate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared for bleaching and spinning like cotton. -- Knight. { Flax dresser}, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares it for the spinner. { Flax mill}, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen manufactured. { Flax puller}, a machine for pulling flax plants in the field. { Flax wench}. ( a) A woman who spins flax. [ Obs.] ( b) A prostitute. [ Obs.] -- Shak. { Mountain flax} ( Min.), amianthus. { New Zealand flax} ( Bot.) See { Flax- plant}. [ 1913 Webster]
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