flaxen thread
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Such bundles of soft delicate knitted stockings and socks; and, above all, in Lady Ludlow’s eyes, such hanks of the finest spun flaxen thread!
From My Lady Ludlow by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
And while I spin my flaxen thread, And sing my simple lay, The village seems asleep or dead Now Lubin is away.”
From Literary Byways by Andrews, William
Warts may safely be destroyed by tying them closely round the bottom with a silk thread, or a strong flaxen thread well waxed.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
Grateful for the kindness and hospitality so liberally extended towards her, she never left a household without a gift of the most beautiful, even, fine, flaxen thread for the family use.
From Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel by Hentz, Caroline Lee
In the spring of the year, Miss Thusa always engaged in a very interesting process—that is, bleaching the flaxen thread which she had been spinning during the winter.
From Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel by Hentz, Caroline Lee
