flaxen

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English flaxen, flexon, flexin, from Old English fleaxen (“of flax; flaxen”), equivalent to flax +‎ -en (“made of”). Compare Dutch vlassen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflæk.sən/ Rhymes: -æksən === Adjective === flaxen Made of or resembling flax fibers. (of hair) A pale yellow brown as of dried flax; blonde. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== blond linen tow, towhead Appendix:Colors == Middle English == === Alternative forms === flexin, flexon === Etymology === Inherited from Old English fleaxen; equivalent to flax +‎ -en (“made of”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflaksən/, /flɛksən/ === Adjective === flaxen Flaxen; made out of flax. ==== Descendants ==== English: flaxen Yola: vlaxen ==== References ==== “flexen, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.