Vocabulary : Flawter to Flayed
Flawter : To scrape o/ pare, as a skin.Flawy : Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty. ;; Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind.
Flax : A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, 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 linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed. ;; The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.
Flaxen : 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, flaxen thread; flaxen hair.
Flax-plant : A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), 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.
