flaxen

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

Etymology

From Middle English flaxen, flexon, flexin, from Old English fleaxen (“of flax; flaxen”), equivalent to flax + -en (“made of”). Compare Dutch vlassen.

In classic literature

Synonyms

sandy

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