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Search phrase: flax

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HamletHam IV.v.196All flaxen was his poll.All Flaxen was his Pole:
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.ii.55Shall to my flaming wrath be oil and flax.Shall to my flaming wrath, be Oyle and Flax:
King LearKL III.vii.105Go thou. I'll fetch some flax and whites of eggs
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.150What, a hodge-pudding? A bag of flax?What, a hodge-pudding? A bag of flax?
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.97Excellent, it hangs like flax on a distaff; and IExcellent, it hangs like flax on a distaffe: & I
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.98No more be hid in him than fire in flax,No more be hid in him, then fire in flax,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.277As rank as any flax-wench that puts toAs ranke as any Flax-Wench, that puts to

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Glossary

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flax-wenchfemale flax worker
fustiantype of coarse cloth [of cotton and flax]
linsey-woolsey[mix of flax and wool] verbal mish-mash, nonsense

Thesaurus

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female flax workerflax-wench
flax worker, femaleflax-wench

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FLAXBASICflax n, flaxen adj
FLAXPEOPLEflax-wench n
WENCHTYPEflax-wench n

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