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flaxen

fla·xen

UK/ˈflæk.sən/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

  • “flaxen locks”
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Origin

From Middle English flaxen, flexon, flexin, from Old English fleaxen (“of flax; flaxen”), equivalent to flax + -en (“made of”). Compare Dutch vlassen.

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