Definition of lax

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Lax (v. t.) Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.

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Aperient :: Aperient (a.) Gently opening the bowels; laxative.
Relax :: Relax (n.) To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors..
Relax :: Relax (n.) Relaxation.
Flaccid :: Flaccid (a.) Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh..
Synthermal :: Synteretics (n.) That department of medicine which relates to the preservation of health; prophylaxis.
Astringent :: Astringent (a.) Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste; astringent fruit..
Cambric :: Cambric (n.) A fine, thin, and white fabric made of flax or linen..
Hackle :: Hackle (n.) A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel..
Dewrot :: Dewrot (v. t.) To rot, as flax or hemp, by exposure to rain, dew, and sun. See Dewretting..
Latitudinarian :: Latitudinarian (a.) Lax in moral or religious principles.
Tense :: Tense (a.) Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber..
Unbend :: Unbend (v. i.) To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
Magnesia :: Magnesia (n.) A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium..
Auburn :: Auburn (a.) Flaxen-colored.
Boll :: Boll (n.) The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form..
Relax :: Relax (n.) Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind..
Canvas :: Canvas (n.) A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc..
Tow :: Tow (n.) The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle..
Diurnal :: Diurnal (a.) Daily; recurring every day; performed in a day; going through its changes in a day; constituting the measure of a day; as, a diurnal fever; a diurnal task; diurnal aberration, or diurnal parallax; the diurnal revolution of the earth..
Stuped :: Stupe (v. t.) Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore.
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