A comb for separating flax fibers. 梳麻针排用来分开亚麻纤维的梳子
flax
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fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
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plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
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Flax \Flax\ (fl[a^]ks), n. [AS. fleax; akin to D. vlas, OHG. flahs, G. flachs, and prob. to flechten to braid, plait,m twist, L. plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Gr. ? to weave, plait. See {Ply}.] 1. (Bot.) 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.
2. The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.
{Earth flax} (Min.), amianthus.
{Flax brake}, a machine for removing the woody portion of flax from the fibrous.
{Flax comb}, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle.
{Flax cotton}, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in bicarbonate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared for bleaching and spinning like cotton. --Knight.
{Flax dresser}, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares it for the spinner.
{Flax mill}, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen manufactured.
{Flax puller}, a machine for pulling flax plants in the field.
{Flax wench}. (a) A woman who spins flax. [Obs.] (b) A prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak.
{Mountain flax} (Min.), amianthus.
{New Zealand flax} (Bot.) See {Flax-plant}.
The flax mill in Baotou, 155 miles south of the Soviet border, is expected to be completed in 1992, according to Ji Jun of the Textile Ministry.
Paper begins with pulp: beaten, moistened fibers of cotton, flax, linen, abaca or just about any living plant.
Leading farm products are flax, fodder, potatoes and hemp.