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▪ I. flaxy, a.|ˈflæksɪ|
[f. flax n. + -y1.]
Of the nature of or resembling flax; made of flax. Also absol.
1634M. Sandys Prudence 16 The Flaxie [colour] having whitenesse, appertaines to Temperance. 1659Torriano, Lineo, flaxie, made of flax. 1835Ure Philos. Manuf. 20 The substance which attaches the flaxy filaments to the vegetable vessels and membranes.
▪ II. flaxy, flaxie, n. N.Z.|ˈflæksɪ|
[f. flax n. + -y6.]
A worker in a flax-mill.
1927J. Devanny Old Savage 51 They would..mingle with the ‘flaxies’ across the inlet. 1928― Dawn Beloved iii. 29 No one came by but a young flaxie. |