Definition of Flax mill. Meaning of Flax mill. Synonyms of Flax mill

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Flax mill. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Flax mill and, of course, Flax mill synonyms and on the right images related to the word Flax mill.

Definition of Flax mill

Flax mill
Flax Flax, 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 bicarbinate 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.

Meaning of Flax mill from wikipedia

- Flax mills are mills which process flax. The earliest mills were developed for spinning yarn for the linen industry. John Kendrew (an optician) and Thomas...
- Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings (previously the Ditherington Flax Mill), a flax mill located in Ditherington, a suburb of Shrewsbury, England, is the first...
- then demolished and acquired by the nearby Flax Mill, but as of July 2024 is still undeveloped. The Flax Mill (also locally known as the "Maltings") is...
- New Zealand flax describes the common New Zealand perennial plants Phormium tenax and Phormium colensoi, known by the Māori names harakeke and wharariki...
- Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, Linum usitatissimum, in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop...
- finished products Textile mills for textile manufacturing: Cotton mill Flax mill, for flax Silk mill, for silk Woollen mill, see textile manufacturing...
- Newmills Corn and Flax Mills (Irish: An Muileann Úr – Muilte Arbhair agus Lín) is a grain mill located in County Donegal, Ireland. The mill is situated on...
- Temple Works is a former flax mill in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was designed by the engineer James Coombe a former pupil of John Rennie;...
- finished products Textile mill Silk mill, for silk Flax mill, for flax Cotton mill, for cotton Huller (also called a rice mill, or rice husker) is used...
- Gansu Province. The first known mechanical jute mills are believed to have been converted Flax mills, the oldest possibly being establish in Dundee, after...