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31New Zealand flax — Flax 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 …
32Air thread — Thread Thread (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS. [thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG. dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan. traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See {Throw}, and cf.… …
33Nel Benschop — Nelly Anna Nel Benschop (16 January 1918 – 31 January 2005) was a Dutch poet. She was the best selling poet in the Netherlands.[1] Contents 1 Early years 2 Poetry 3 Personal life …
34linen — n. 1. Cloth of flax, flaxen fabric, linen cloth. 2. Thread of flax, linen thread. 3. Under garments …
35linognathus — lə̇ˈnägnəthəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from lino (from Greek, from linon thread, cord, flax) + gnathus more at linen : a cosmopolitan genus of sucking lice including parasites of several domest …
36L usitatissimum — Flax 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 …
37lī̆no- — Flax. 1. Form *lino . linoleic acid, from Greek linon, flax. 2. Form *līno . leno, line1, line2, lineage, linen, lingerie, linnet …
38fiber — Thread, yarn, or fabric, such as weaving. The materials used to produce a fiber may be natural (cane, cotton, flax, wool, silk, raffia, rattan, paper pulp [from wood, linen . . .] etc.) or synthetic (nylon, rayon, polyester, etc.) Also see… …
39Māori traditional textiles — An 1847 portrait of Hone Heke and his wife Hariata wearing cloaks made from Phormium tenax fibre Māori traditional textiles are the indigenous textiles of the Māori people of New Zealand. The organisation Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, the… …
40Textile manufacturing — is one of the oldest human industries. The oldest known textiles date back to about 5000 B.C. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fiber from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. The yarn is processed by… …
