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(1):

(n.) The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.

(2):

(n.) 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.