† flaxedadj.
Obsolete.
= flaxen adj.
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yelloweOE
blaykec1400
jaune1430
flawc1450
jaundiced1640
flaxed1652
flave1657
flavous1666
blake1691
gambogian1837
1652 N. Culpeper in tr. Galen Art of Physick xl. 52 Their Hair is usually of a blackish brown, yet sometimes flaxed.
a1687 C. Cotton Poems (1689) 63 The Cup-bearer Ganimed Has capp'd his frizled flaxed head.
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