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flaxen

[flak-suhn] / ˈflæk sən /




ADJECTIVE
yellowish
Synonyms


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He has the mighty flaxen hair of the Norse God of Thunder.

From Golf Digest Oct. 30, 2018

The hardworking Nassella tenuissima’s upright green tufts turn to flaxen cascades perfect for softening up stone paths.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 2018

She was by all accounts a prepossessing woman, with flaxen, pompadoured hair and blue eyes.

From Washington Post May 10, 2017

Outside our rough-hewed tasting room, flaxen hillsides were teeming with plump rolls of hay, and the ribbons of road that cut through them were dotted with cars rolling patiently behind huge green tractors.

From New York Times May 22, 2015

Lightfoot bent so close that her long flaxen hair brushed against my face.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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