Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mill or factory where flax is spun; a mill for the manufacture of linen goods.
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Examples
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There is agriculture, in the growth of the fibre that produces the material of which the printing paper is made; then the flax-mill is brought into play to produce the yarn to be woven; then weaving to produce the cloth; after this, dyeing.
Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects Earl of Caithness John Sutherland Sinclair
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It has water-power and wood and the best flax in the province -- they want to start a flax-mill on it -- I've had letters from big men in Montreal.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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It has water-power and wood and the best flax in the province -- they want to start a flax-mill on it -- I've had letters from big men in Montreal.
The Money Master, Volume 4. Gilbert Parker 1897
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It has water-power and wood and the best flax in the province -- they want to start a flax-mill on it -- I've had letters from big men in Montreal.
The Money Master, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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"We had now crossed that part of the sloping upland which led us out upon a bridle road, that passed close by M'Loughlin's house and manufactory, and which, slanted across a ford in the river, a little above their flax-mill.
Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831
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