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nounfiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabrictype of:
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nounplant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stemtype of:
Definition that contains flax
- linen a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
- staple a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
- heckle a comb for separating flax fibers
- flax fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
- flaxseed the seed of flax used as a source of oil
- boll the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
- linseed the seed of flax used as a source of oil
- ret place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
- distaff the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
- ramie tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax