flaxen

or flax·y

[ flak-suhn ]

adjective

1. made of flax.
2. pertaining to flax.
3. resembling flax.
4. of the pale yellowish color of dressed flax.

flaxen

/ ˈflæksən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling flax
2. of a soft yellow colour

   flaxen hair

Word History and Origins

Origin of flaxen¹

First recorded in 1510–20; flax + -en ²

Example Sentences

In recent years, he has hidden these behind a straggly white mustache and goatee and has grown his flaxen hair down to his shoulders.

From New York Times

You don’t need to be a brilliant detective to discern what phrases like “porcelain skin” or “flaxen hair” mean.

From The Guardian

She was a tall, painfully thin woman with hair dyed an unnatural flaxen and cropped in a manner reminiscent of Dorothy Hamill.

From Literature

To raise funds for the charity, which she founded 30 years ago, she has now decided to part with a picture of a Welsh cob called Goldie, a stunning chestnut with flaxen mane and tale.

From The Guardian

Like their mother, they all have flaxen blond hair and piercing cornflower blue eyes.

From New York Times

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