white flax

“I have this pair of white flax bloomers that go down to my knee.

Among those white-robed girls this young enchantress must have shone out like a diamond in white flax.

Making durable rope consisted of using both papyrus and white flax; the idea to use such materials is suggested by evidence to have originated in Egypt.

At the kingdom's very boundary wandered Sleep River, sluggish as a blackish treacle, between the high tasseled heads of the white flax that grew there.

Flax Arrangements come with a natural wrap - this Bright Flax arrangement, or White flax as shown below.

Among many other things he also ordered ships of war to be furnished and ropes of papyrus and of white flax to be prepared for the bridges.

Anchors were lowered at either end of the boats to keep them in place and cables, alternatively made of white flax and papyrus, were stretched from shore to shore to hold the boats together and were tightened by large winches.

Only when he describes the bridges rebuilt after the storm he gives a single indication saying that the weight of the cables made of white flax was one talent per cubit what roughly translates into 26 kg/46 cm or 56.5 kg per meter.

In this museum room you can find his original personal belongings such as his hats, glasses, toothbrush, cigarettes, his private cutlery set, tea & coffee cups which had a monogram of his name, famous white flax suit and books about him written in different languages.

A. Bettik had led me back, shown me to my room, where stylish but simple evening clothes-tan cotton trousers tightening just below the knees, white flax blouse with a hint of ruffled sleeves, black leather vest, black stockings, soft black leather boots, and a gold wristband-were still laid out on the bed.