adjective.
a pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom.
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adjective.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
Word Usage
"Her hair was a dark shade of the colour usually termed flaxen, whose clustering ringlets suited admirably with her fair complexion, and with the playful, yet simple, expression of her features."