Part 4371

<blockquote>France hath <b>flawed</b> the league. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Flawless</h1> <Xpage=568>

<hw>Flaw"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Free from flaws.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Flawn</h1> <Xpage=568>

<hw>Flawn</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>flaon</ets>, F. <ets>flan</ets>, LL. <ets>flado</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>flado</ets>, G. <ets>fladen</ets>, a sort of pancake; cf. Gr. <?/ broad. See <er>Place</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of flat custard or pie.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Tusser.</i>

<h1>Flawter</h1> <Xpage=568>

<hw>Flaw"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Flay</er>.]</ety> <def>To scrape o<?/ pare, as a skin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Flawy</h1> <Xpage=568>

<hw>Flaw"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind.</def>

<h1>Flax</h1> <Xpage=568>

<hw>Flax</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>fleax</ets>; akin to D. <ets>vlas</ets>, <ets>OHG</ets>. <ets>flahs</ets>, G. <ets>flachs</ets>, and prob. to <ets>flechten</ets> to braid, plait,m twist, L. <ets>plectere</ets> to weave, <ets>plicare</ets> to fold, Gr. <?/ to weave, plait. See <er>Ply</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <spn>Linum</spn>, esp. the <spn>L. usitatissimum</spn>, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called <i>linen</i>, <i>cambric</i>, <i>lawn</i>, <i>lace</i>, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.</def>

<cs><col>Earth flax</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>amianthus.</cd> -- <col>Flax brake</col>, <cd>a machine for removing the woody portion of flax from the fibrous.</cd> -- <col>Flax comb</col>, <cd>a hatchel, hackle, or heckle.</cd> -- <col>Flax cotton</col>, <cd>the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in bicarbinate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared for bleaching and spinning like cotton.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> -- <col>Flax dresser</col>, <cd>one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares it for the spinner.</cd> -- <col>Flax mill</col>, <cd>a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen manufactured.</cd> -- <col>Flax puller</col>, <cd>a machine for pulling flax plants in the field.</cd> -- <col>Flax wench</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A woman who spins flax.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A prostitute. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col>Mountain flax</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>amianthus.</cd> -- <col>New Zealand flax</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Flax-plant</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Flaxen</h1> <Xpage=568>

<hw>Flax"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color of flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like flax or tow; <as>as, <ex>flaxen</ex> thread; <ex>flaxen</ex> hair.</as></def>

<h1>Flax-plant</h1> <Xpage=568>

<hw>Flax"-plant`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant in new Zealand (<spn>Phormium tenax</spn>), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth.</def>

<h1>Flaxseed</h1> <Xpage=568>

<hw>Flax"seed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The seed of the flax; linseed.</def>

<h1>Flaxweed</h1> <Xpage=568>

<hw>Flax"weed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Toadflax</er>.</def>

<h1>Flaxy</h1> <Xpage=568>

<hw>Flax"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like flax; flaxen.</def>