flaxen

[US]/'flæks(ə)n/
[UK]/ˈflæksən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pale yellow in color; pertaining to flax; the color of flax.

Phrases & Collocations

flaxen hair

flaxen blonde

flaxen curls

Example Sentences

her long flaxen hair.

her flaxen hair dulled to mouse.

No sooner had I crossed their threshold than my eyes were riveted to a young blueeyed beauty with waves of flaxen hair cascading down her white and blue ski jacket.

Her flaxen hair shone in the sunlight.

She braided her flaxen hair into a beautiful style.

The little girl's flaxen curls bounced as she ran.

He admired her flaxen locks and complimented her on them.

The flaxen fields stretched for miles under the clear blue sky.

The artist painted a portrait of a woman with flaxen hair.

The flaxen fabric was soft to the touch and had a delicate sheen.

She wore a flaxen dress that complemented her fair skin.

The flaxen threads were woven into a beautiful tapestry.

In some cultures, flaxen hair is considered a sign of beauty and purity.

Real-world Examples

She was a little girl with blue eyes and a flaxen pigtail.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Round cheeks and gray eyes and flaxen hair.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

A highly coloured young woman with flaxen hair and impudent eyes sat on the left.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

One day, his mother found some fleas in his flaxen hair while he was fleecing.

Source: Pan Pan

" Dear old chap, " said he, patting the flaxen head with a very tender hand.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

His great frame had fallen in, his flaxen hair was scanty, and his shoulders were bowed.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

The former had flushed up to the roots of his flaxen hair, while the other's beady eyes glistened with curiosity and resentment.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

Sometimes her father would stroke her hair and call her " the girl with the flaxen hair" , after a piece of music by Claude Debussy.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

A lady in black was sitting in the sun, and the boy with the flaxen hair whom he had seen yesterday was at her feet.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)

After that, he sat feeling his right-side flaxen curls and whisker, and following Mrs. Joe about with his blue eyes, as his manner always was at squally times.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

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