English-Thai Dictionary

flax

N ป่าน  ปอ  พืช ที่ ใช้ ทำ ผ้า ลินิน  pan

 

flaxen

A เกี่ยวกับ สีเหลือง ของป่าน หรือ ปอ  ที่ คล้าย ป่าน 

 

flaxseed

N เมล็ด ป่าน หรือ ปอ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLAX

n. 1. A plant of the genus Linum, consisting of a single slender stalk, the skin or herl of which is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. The skin consists of fine fibers, which may be so separated as to be spun into threads as fine as silk.
2. The skin or fibrous part of the plant when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.

 

FLAXCOMB

n.An instrument with teeth through which flax is drawn for separating from it the tow or coarser part and the shives. In America, we call it a hatchel.

 

FLAXDRESSER

n.One who breaks and swingles flax.

 

FLAXPLANT

n.The Phormium, a plant in New Zealand that serves the inhabitants for flax.

 

FLAXRAISER

n.One who raises flax.

 

FLAXSEED

n.The seed of flax.

 

FLAXEN

a. 1. Made of flax; as flaxen thread.
2. Resembling flax; of the color of flax; fair, long, and flowing; as flaxen hair.

 

FLAXY

a.Like flax; being of a light color; fair.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FLAX

Flax, n. Etym: [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. Ply. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed.

 

2. The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing. Earth flax (Min. ), amianthus. -- Flax brake, a machine for removing the woody portion of flax from the fibrous. -- Flax comb, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle. -- Flax cotton, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in bicarbinate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared for bleaching and spinning like cotton. Knight. -- Flax dresser, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares it for the spinner. -- Flax mill, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen manufactured. -- Flax puller, a machine for pulling flax plants in the field. -- Flax wench. (a ) A woman who spins flax. [Obs. ] (b ) A prostitute. [Obs. ] Shak. -- Mountain flax (Min. ), amianthus. -- New Zealand flax (Bot. ) See Flax-plant.

 

FLAXEN

FLAXEN Flax "en, a.

 

Defn: 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.

 

FLAX-PLANT

FLAX-PLANT Flax "-plant `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax ), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth.

 

FLAXSEED

FLAXSEED Flax "seed `, n.

 

Defn: The seed of the flax; linseed.

 

FLAXWEED

FLAXWEED Flax "weed `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: See Toadflax.

 

FLAXY

FLAXY Flax "y, a.

 

Defn: Like flax; flaxen. Sir M. Sandys.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

flax

flax |flaks flæks | ▶noun a blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed ) and for textile fiber made from its stalks. [Linum usitatissimum, family Linaceae. ] • textile fiber obtained from this plant: a mill for the preparation and spinning of flax. • used in names of other plants of the flax family (e.g., purging flax ) or plants that yield similar fiber (e.g., false flax ). ORIGIN Old English flæx; related to Dutch vlas and German Flachs, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin plectere and Greek plekein ‘to plait, twist. ’

 

flaxen

flax en |ˈflaksən ˈflæksən | ▶adjective of flax. • (esp. of hair ) of the pale yellow color of dressed flax: her long flaxen hair.

 

flax lily

flax-lily ▶noun a New Zealand plant that yields valuable fibre and is also grown as an ornamental. Also called New Zealand flax. ●Phormium tenax, family Agavaceae.

 

Flaxman, John

Flaxman, John |ˈflaksmən | (1755 –1826 ), English sculptor and draughtsman, noted for his church monuments and his engraved illustrations to Homer (1793 ).

 

flaxseed

flax seed |ˈflak (s )ˌsēd ˈflæksˌsid | ▶noun another term for linseed. • a pupa of the Hessian fly, which resembles a seed of flax.

 

Oxford Dictionary

flax

flax |flaks | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed ) and for textile fibre made from its stalks. ●Linum usitatissimum, family Linaceae. • textile fibre obtained from the flax plant: a mill for the preparation and spinning of flax. • used in names of other plants of the flax family (e.g. purging flax ) or plants that yield similar fibre (e.g. false flax ). • another term for New Zealand flax. ORIGIN Old English flæx, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlas and German Flachs, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin plectere and Greek plekein ‘to plait, twist ’.

 

flaxen

flax ¦en |ˈflaks (ə )n | ▶adjective made of flax. • literary (especially of hair ) of the pale yellow colour of dressed flax.

 

flax lily

flax-lily ▶noun a New Zealand plant that yields valuable fibre and is also grown as an ornamental. Also called New Zealand flax. ●Phormium tenax, family Agavaceae.

 

Flaxman, John

Flaxman, John |ˈflaksmən | (1755 –1826 ), English sculptor and draughtsman, noted for his church monuments and his engraved illustrations to Homer (1793 ).

 

flaxseed

flax |seed |ˈflakssiːd | ▶noun another term for linseed.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

flax

flax /flæks /名詞 U 1 〘植 〙アマ (亜麻 ) 〘青い花の植物; 糸 油を取る 〙.2 アマから作った糸 〘亜麻布を織る 〙.

 

flaxen

flax en /flǽks (ə )n /形容詞 ｟文 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗亜麻色の 〈髪 〉.