Cloth+of+flax
11flax — O.E. fleax cloth made with flax, linen, from P.Gmc. *flakhsan (Cf. O.Fris. flax, M.Du., Du. vlas, O.S. flas, O.H.G. flahs, Ger. Flachs), probably from P.Gmc. base *fleh , corresponding to PIE *plek to weave, plait (see PLY (Cf …
12Flax-plant — n. (Bot.) A plant in new Zealand ({Phormium tenax}), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth. [1913 Webster] …
13flax — [flæks] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: flAx] 1.) a plant with blue flowers, used for making cloth and oil 2.) the thread made from this plant, used for making ↑linen …
14flax — [ flæks ] noun uncount 1. ) a plant with small blue flowers that is grown for the fibers in its stem and the oil in its seeds 2. ) the fibers from the stem of a flax plant, used for making LINEN (=a strong cloth) …
15Flax — For other uses, see Flax (disambiguation). Flax Flax plant Scientific classification Kingdom …
16cloth — clothlike, adj. /klawth, kloth/, n., pl. cloths /klawdhz, klodhz, klawths, kloths/, adj. n. 1. a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items. 2 …
17cloth — [[t]klɔθ, klɒθ[/t]] n. pl. cloths (klôtz, klotz, klôths, kloths), adj. 1) tex a fabric made by weaving, felting, or knitting from wool, silk, cotton, flax, nylon, polyester, etc.: used for garments, upholstery, etc 2) a piece of such a fabric for …
18cloth — /klɒθ / (say kloth) noun (plural cloths /klɒθs / (say kloths)) 1. a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fibre, used for garments, upholstery, and many other purposes. 2. a piece of such a fabric… …
19flax — [[t]flæ̱ks[/t]] N UNCOUNT Flax is a plant with blue flowers. Its stem is used for making thread, rope, and cloth, and its seeds are used for making linseed oil …
20flax — UK [flæks] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a plant with small blue flowers that is grown for the fibres in its stem and the oil in its seeds 2) the fibres from the stem of a flax plant, used for making linen (= a strong cloth) …
