flaxen

Speech parts

1. flaxen - Adjective

2. flaxen - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color of flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like flax or tow; as, flaxen thread; flaxen hair.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sandy canary golden platinum milky primrose white tawny dorado light lemon champagne ruble auric gold
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Antonyms

raven black brunet olive brunette dark
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Phrases with the word

flaxen thread

Examples

Tall, slender, with beautiful flaxen hair, grey eyes, full red lips, finely framed features, graceful of carriage and movement, fresh and always young, Ellen Terry was as much an art object as an actress. Ellen Terry

Among the mouldering bones there was the head of a flaxen haired girl. One side of her face was well preserved, almost mummified. She must have been a beauty. But the other side of her face was all bone and a horrifying sight, not the sort of thing one likes to think about after. Christopher Vokes

flaxen locks Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Flaxby flaxcomb Flaxedil flaxen thread flaxenish flaxlike