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Retting :: Retting (n.) The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See Ret..

Phormium :: Phormium (n.) A genus of liliaceous plants, consisting of one species (Phormium tenax). See Flax-plant..

Scutch :: Scutch (n.) A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.

Flex :: Flex (n.) Flax.

Oakum :: Oakum (n.) The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling.

Auburn :: Auburn (a.) Flaxen-colored.

Boon :: Boon (n.) The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching..

Tewtaw :: Tewtaw (v. t.) To beat; to break, as flax or hemp..

Strickler :: Strickle (n.) An instrument used in dressing flax.

Thread :: Thread (n.) A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted..

Linne :: Linne (n.) Flax. See Linen.

Scutcher :: Scutcher (n.) An implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, or cotton; etc.; a scutch; a scutching machine..

Toadflax :: Toadflax (n.) An herb (Linaria vulgaris) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called also butter and eggs, flaxweed, and ramsted..

Card :: Card (n.) An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animals; -- usually consisting of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back..

Canvas :: Canvas (n.) A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc..

Gill :: Gill (n.) One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments.

Comb :: Comb (n.) A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool, flax, hair, etc..

Lint :: Lint (n.) Flax.

Fibre :: Fibre (n.) A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax, hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures..

Scutch :: Scutch (n.) The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

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