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flaxen

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Colours
flax·en /ˈflæksən/ adjective literary  CCHBHflaxen hair is light yellow in colour 〔头发〕亚麻色的,淡黄色的 SYN blond
Examples from the Corpus
flaxenShe turned, all flaxen and pink and white, haloed by the naked light bulbs round the mirror.When he was young his hair had been that flaxen gold too, as soft and as fine.She had long flaxen hair and big, round blue eyes.Her long flaxen hair was coiled up in a thick plait at the top of her head.
flax·en adjectiveChineseSyllable
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flaxen
flaxen /ˈflæksən/ adjective literary
flaxen hair is light yellow in colour
   SYN  blond


flax·enBrE /ˈflæksn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈflæksn/ 🔊 adjective (literary) (of hair 毛发) pale yellow 浅黄色的;亚麻色的 SYN blonde