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单词 flaxen
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Definition of flaxen in English:

flaxen

adjective ˈflaks(ə)nˈflæksən
  • 1Made of flax.

    亚麻的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Drawing three arrows, Eragil stuck two into the ground before notching the final onto her bowstring, then pulling back slightly to test the strain on the flaxen string.
    • They looked much the same as any Islayan, in simple leather, woolen or flaxen clothing.
    • It was silvery white of unsoiled reed flaxen silk.
    • While chewing on a particularly unforgiving piece of unidentifiable meat, I noticed some men and women wearing unsophisticated flaxen clothes roughly push a woman towards the common.
    • The mats offer looks ranging from denim to suede, earthy flaxen, rich raw silks, grass cloth and linen.
    • He ordered that he be buried in flaxen, linen vestments rather than in woolen vestments.
    1. 1.1literary (especially of hair) of the pale yellow colour of dressed flax.
      〈诗/文〉(尤指头发)亚麻色的
      her long flaxen hair

      她那亚麻色的长发。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He had an unruly shock of flaxen hair, lighter than the colour of wheat, and huge, sparkling eyes.
      • In that white dress, with that flaxen hair and those blue eyes, she looks as if she's descended straight from heaven.
      • He had azure coloured eyes and flaxen hair with indigo streaks.
      • Her creamy skin glowed in the firelight, and her flaxen hair was like spun gold.
      • The voice belonged to a tall knight, dressed all in armor, with dark skin and flaxen hair.
      Synonyms
      yellowish, yellowy, lemon, lemony, amber, gold, golden

Rhymes

Jackson, klaxon, Sachsen, Saxon, waxen

Definition of flaxen in US English:

flaxen

adjectiveˈflaksənˈflæksən
  • 1Of flax.

    亚麻的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They looked much the same as any Islayan, in simple leather, woolen or flaxen clothing.
    • He ordered that he be buried in flaxen, linen vestments rather than in woolen vestments.
    • Drawing three arrows, Eragil stuck two into the ground before notching the final onto her bowstring, then pulling back slightly to test the strain on the flaxen string.
    • While chewing on a particularly unforgiving piece of unidentifiable meat, I noticed some men and women wearing unsophisticated flaxen clothes roughly push a woman towards the common.
    • The mats offer looks ranging from denim to suede, earthy flaxen, rich raw silks, grass cloth and linen.
    • It was silvery white of unsoiled reed flaxen silk.
    1. 1.1literary (especially of hair) of the pale yellow color of dressed flax.
      〈诗/文〉(尤指头发)亚麻色的
      her long flaxen hair

      她那亚麻色的长发。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He had azure coloured eyes and flaxen hair with indigo streaks.
      • The voice belonged to a tall knight, dressed all in armor, with dark skin and flaxen hair.
      • Her creamy skin glowed in the firelight, and her flaxen hair was like spun gold.
      • In that white dress, with that flaxen hair and those blue eyes, she looks as if she's descended straight from heaven.
      • He had an unruly shock of flaxen hair, lighter than the colour of wheat, and huge, sparkling eyes.
      Synonyms
      yellowish, yellowy, lemon, lemony, amber, gold, golden
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