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Meanings of common flax in inglés

A plant with blue flowers which is cultivated for its edible seeds and for its fibers that are used to make cloth.

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        Examples for "flax"
        1
        Hemp and flax seemed to work particularly well, though hemp was rougher.
        The Plains of Passage
        2
        It was the best flax I ever had, in the first place.
        Helen and Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel
        3
        Much ado to get in the rye, and the flax half spoiled.
        The Cloister and the Hearth
        4
        It was in grains, about the size and shape of flax seed.
        The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and Cali...
        5
        The Cyclopes returned with large quantities of tow-shortfibers of carded flax.
        Doom of the Dragon
        1
        Rub stains on furniture with cold-drawn linseed oil; then rub with alcohol.
        Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife
        2
        We use the highest grade of lead and the purest linseed oil.
        The Intriguers
        3
        An eerie stillness seemed to envelop the room like a linseed poultice.
        Right Ho, Jeeves
        4
        Cotton oil-cake is now ordered at the same price as linseed cake.
        The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom / Considered in...
        5
        Beans, peas, linseed and gluten meals may be used in small quantities.
        The Dollar Hen
        Usage of common flax in inglés
        1
        Linen, the other product of the vegetable kingdom, is obtained from the fibres of the common flax.
        The Art of Living in Australia / Together with Three Hundred Aus...
        2
        Like common flax, or linseed, its seeds are naturally rich in the plant version of short-chain omega-3 fatty acids.
        The Guardian
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