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See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Textiles made from natural fibres (Definition offlaxfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)- It was made from a plant called flax.
- All that he had to wear, therefore, was a white flax mat, which was given to him by the chief, and which, being thrown over his shoulders, came as low as his knees.
- Cotton enough to serve the wants of families, together with the wool from the flock, and some flax, were of prime consideration.
- It is believed that this will cause the flax to wave in the wind.
- The flax which was sown in this country rose three feet high.
- They were extra fine wicks, being made of flax for the company candles.
Examplesofflaxflax Each time the roller passed over theflaxstem some of the shive separated from the fibre.From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, they also regularly bought foodstuffs, livestock andflaxfrom their employer.From theCambridge English Corpus But the manufacturing processes that produced bar iron,flax, leather, and naval stores were primitive and easily mastered even by a semiliterate population.From theCambridge English Corpus The processing of wool, iron, andflaxwas done in monasteries or on large estates by serfs.From theCambridge English Corpus Improved method for fibre content and quality analysis and their application toflaxgenetic diversity investigations.From theCambridge English Corpus Retting - a key process in the production of high value fibre fromflax.From theCambridge English Corpus Its demise, along with that offlax, coincided with the development of cotton and man-made fibres.From theCambridge English Corpus Oilseeds, including rapeseed andflax, were more sensitive than the cereals tested, including barley and wheat; oat growth was not affected at all67.From theCambridge English Corpus Physical and chemical properties offlaxfibres from stand-retted crops desiccated at different stages of maturity.From theCambridge English Corpus Methods of rettingflaxand linseed and their effects on fibre yield and quality.From theCambridge English Corpus Rotation affected wheat and, to a lesser extent,flaxseed yield.From theCambridge English Corpus The coefficients were based on grain weight for wheat, pea andflax, while the coefficient for alfalfa was based on dry matter weight17.From theCambridge English Corpus An alternative method offlaxretting during dry weather.From theCambridge English Corpus Other flowering plants and grasses give us cotton,flax, jute and papyrus.From theCambridge English Corpus Highly variable nutritional values are given for other oilseeds, such as soybeans,flax, poppy seed and falseflax, and their cakes26-29.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/flax## |